Moth Photographers Group – Manduca florestan

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Sphingidae

890095 – 7782 Manduca florestan (Stoll, in: Cramer, [1782])

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Distribution:	Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Bignoniaceae Garryaceae Verbenaceae. Host genera: Citharexylum Garrya Tecoma. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	florestan (Stoll, in: Cramer, [1782]) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7782; TL: Surinam. argentinica (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce) brevimargo (Butler, 1875) (Diludia) cabnal (Schaus, 1932) (Protoparce) maricina (Schaus, [1941]) (Protoparce) vogli (Daniel, 1949) (Protoparce)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 35; pl. 2.4. order or free PDF
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 40.7m; p. 244. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Manduca florestan
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at iNaturalist
Stoll, [1782]. in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen, 4(32-32): pl. 394, fig. B.
Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 55; pl. 8.1.

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