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Manduca brontes

Synonyms: Manduca collaris (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Manduca brontes is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is known from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic and Suriname. Adults are on wing from April to June in Florida. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Tecoma species (including Tecoma stans), Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus excelsior and Fraxinus platycarpa.
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Infraspecies

Manduca brontes cubensis
Manduca brontes haitiensis
Manduca brontes pamphilius

Prey / Diet

Fraxinus americana (white ash)[1]
Fraxinus excelsior (European ash)[1]
Tecoma stans (trumpetbush)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0