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Florestan Sphinx
Tomás Carranza Perales, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Florestan Sphinx

Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782

Names

EnglishFlorestan Sphinx
Dutch—
SpanishPolilla halcón del bosque
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameManduca florestan Stoll, 1782

About this species

The Florestan Sphinx (Manduca florestan) is a species of the family Sphingidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 29 times (GBIF), between 2006 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 17 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Brokopondo, Sipaliwini and Marowijne.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusManduca

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
17iNaturalist observations
2006First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo19
  • Sipaliwini9
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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