Manduca lichenea

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| image = Manduca lichenea MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Alto Quiel, Boquete Chiriqui Panama, male, dorsal.jpg

| image_caption = Male dorsal

| image2 =Manduca lichenea MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Alto Quiel, Boquete Chiriqui Panama, male ventral.jpg

| image2_caption = Male ventral

| taxon = Manduca lichenea

| authority = (Burmeister, 1855)[http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/leucospila.html CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120721225333/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/leucospila.html |date=2012-07-21 }}

| synonyms =

  • Sphinx lichenea Burmeister, 1855
  • Macrosila lichenea Walker, 1856
  • Manduca suavis Hodges, 1971
  • Chlaenogramma muscosa E. D. Jones, 1908
  • Diludia rufescens Butler, 1875

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Manduca lichenea is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1855.

Distribution

It is known from south-eastern Brazil.[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mlichene.htm Silkmoths]

Description

The wingspan is about 94 mm.

Manduca lichenea MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Alto Quiel, Boquete Chiriqui Panama, female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsal

Manduca lichenea MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Alto Quiel, Boquete Chiriqui Panama, female ventral.jpg|Female ventral

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