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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   Type locality: Surinam. argentinica (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce) brevimargo (Butler, 1875) (Diludia) cabnal (Schaus, 1932) (Protoparce) maricina (Schaus, [1941]) (Protoparce) vogli (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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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