Manduca sexta (Linnaeus, 1763)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Sphinginae → tribe Sphingini → genus Manduca → species Manduca sexta
Species name(s)
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus, 1763) = Sphinx sexta Linnaeus, 1763 = Sphinx carolina Linnaeus, 1764 = Sphinx lycopersici Boisduval, [1875] = Protoparce carolina = Phlegethontius sextus. [9]
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Subspecies of Manduca sexta
- Manduca sexta caestri (Blanchard, 1854). [9]
- M. s. jamaicensis (Butler, 1877). [9]
- M. s. leucoptera (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903). [9]
- M. s. luciae Gehlen., 1928. [187]
- M. s. paphus (Cramer, 1779). [9]
- M. s. peruviana Bryk, 1953. [187]
- M. s. saliensis (Kernbach, 1964). [9]
- M. s. sexta. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Sergei Kotov, Igor Ivannikov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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