Manduca violaalba
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Male dorsal
| image2 = Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Male ventral
| taxon = Manduca violaalba
| authority = (B. P. Clark, 1922){{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1834 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca violaalba |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-02-15}}
| synonyms = *Protoparce violaalba Clark, 1922
}}
Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.
Distribution
It is known from Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mviolaalba.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035412/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mviolaalba.htm |archivedate=2016-03-04 |url-status=live |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |accessdate=2011-11-01 }}
Description
The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the genus Manduca because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish hindwings.
Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil female dorsal.jpg|Female Dorsal side
Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil female ventral.jpg|Female △ Ventral sides
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/violaalba.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203044227/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/violaalba.html |archive-date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
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Category:Moths described in 1922
Category:Sphingidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Benjamin Preston Clark
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