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Manduca afflicta
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Butterflies & moths

Manduca afflicta

Names

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Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameManduca afflicta Grote, 1865

About this species

Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas. 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusManduca

Related species in Suriname