Manduca prestoni
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| image =Manduca prestoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 106 Pimenta Bueno Rondônia male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Manduca prestoni male dorsal
| image2 =Manduca prestoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 106 Pimenta Bueno Rondônia male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Manduca prestoni male ventral
| taxon = Manduca prestoni
| authority = (Gehlen, 1926){{Cite web |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/prestoni.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/5zyH |archive-date=2012-07-23 |access-date=2011-11-01 |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org}}
| synonyms =
- Protoparce prestoni Gehlen, 1926
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Manduca prestoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia.{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mpreston.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012042012/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mpreston.htm|archivedate=2012-10-12|url-status=live |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca, but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca lefeburii, to which it most closely compares.
Adults have been recorded in October.
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Category:Moths described in 1926
Category:Sphingidae of South America
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