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Manduca franciscae
Manduca franciscae is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
From the article Manduca franciscae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm for males and about 55 mm for females. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca, but whiter than any other species in the genus with the exception of Manduca sexta leucoptera. The forewing underside is light brown, shading to white, the hindwing upperside is brown and the hindwing underside is white, except for the light brown antemedian and submarginal bands. Females are darker and more contrastingly patterned than males.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1345291.