Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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| Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal | |
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| Manduca lefeburii Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. lefeburii
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca lefeburii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)[1]
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Distribution
editIt is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 89–110 mm.
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Female dorsal -
Female ventral
Biology
editThere are at least two generations per year in Costa Rica with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to December. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded from October to December.
The larvae feed on Casearia arguta, Casearia sylvestris and Casearia corymbosa.
Subspecies
edit- Manduca lefeburii lefeburii (Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil)
- Manduca lefeburii bossardi (Gehlen, 1926) (Mexico)
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Manduca lefeburii bossardi Dorsal -
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Ventral
References
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