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Genus of moths For the surname, see Manduca (surname).

Manduca
Manduca brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Manduca
Hübner, 1807
Species

About 70, see text

Synonyms
  • Syzygia Grote & Robinson, 1865
  • Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
  • Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819
  • Macrosila Walker, 1856
  • Diludia Grote & Robinson, 1865
  • Chlaenogramma Smith, 1887

Manduca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata) in particular have been well studied. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.

Species

References

  1. Kawahara, A. Y., et al. (2013). Evolution of Manduca sexta hornworms and relatives: Biogeographical analysis reveals an ancestral center of diversification in Central America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press.
Taxon identifiers
Manduca


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