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Sphingidae 890095 – 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. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: florestan (Stoll, in: Cramer, [1782]) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7782; TL: Surinam. argentinica (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce) brevimargo (Butler, 1875) (Diludia) cabnal (Schaus, 1932) (Protoparce) maricina (Schaus, [1941]) (Protoparce) vogli (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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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