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Sphingidae 890095.00 – 7782   Manduca florestan (Stoll, in: Cramer, [1782])

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Type locality: Surinam. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Sphinx florestan Stoll, 1782 • Protoparce argentinica Daniel, 1949 • Diludia brevimargo Butler, 1875 • Protoparce cabnal Schaus, 1932 • Protoparce maricina Schaus, [1941] • Protoparce vogli Daniel, 1949

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 35; pl. 2.4. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 40.7m; p. 244. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Manduca florestan Species Page at BugGuide.Net Stoll, [1782]. in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen, 4(32-32): pl. 394, fig. B. Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 55; pl. 8.1.

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