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Manduca afflicta

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Manduca

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Manduca afflicta

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Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas. It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded on feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the Solanaceae family.

Subspecies

  • M. a. afflicta (Cuba)
  • M. a. bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)
  • References

    Manduca afflicta Wikipedia


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