Manduca afflicta

Manduca afflicta
Manduca afflicta afflicta Male Dorsal
Manduca afflicta afflicta Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. afflicta
Binomial name
Manduca afflicta (Grote, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx afflicta Grote, 1865 Protoparce afflicta bahamensis Clark, 1916

Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2] It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the family Solanaceae.

Subspecies

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

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.