| Manduca prestoni | |
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| Manduca prestoni male dorsal | |
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| Manduca prestoni male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. prestoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca prestoni (Gehlen, 1926)[1] | |
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Manduca prestoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia.[2]
It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca, but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca lefeburii, to which it most closely compares.
Adults have been recorded in October.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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