{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male dorsal.jpg | image_caption = Male, dorsal view | image2 = Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male ventral.jpg | image2_caption = Male, ventral view | taxon = Manduca diffissa | authority = (Butler, 1871)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1716 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca diffissa |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-02-10}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Sphinx diffissa'' <small>Butler, 1871</small> *''Protoparce diffissa ochracea'' <small>Clark, 1927</small> *''Protoparce diffissa mesosa'' <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1916</small> *''Sphinx diffissa petuniae'' <small>Boisduval, 1875</small> *''Protoparce diffissa tropicalis'' <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> *''Protoparce diffissa zischkai'' <small>Kernbach, 1952</small> }} '''''Manduca diffissa''''' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000837/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm |archivedate=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date=2007-10-31 |accessdate=2011-11-01 }}</ref>
== Description == The wingspan is 100–105 mm. <gallery mode=packed> Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 105 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m female dorsal.jpg|Female, dorsal view Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 105 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m female ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view </gallery>
== Biology == Adult moths have been recorded from July to August and from September to December.
==Subspecies== *''Manduca diffissa diffissa'' <small>(Butler, 1871)</small> (Argentina and Uruguay) *''Manduca diffissa mesosa'' <small>(Rothschild<!-- All Rothschild & Jordan for Lepidoptera I have seen is Walter, but this had been linked as Charles Rothschild. --> & Jordan, 1916)</small> (Argentina and Bolivia) *''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' <small>(Boisduval, 1875)</small> (south-eastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia) *''Manduca diffissa tropicalis'' <small>(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)</small> (Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Nicaragua) *''Manduca diffissa zischkai'' <small>(Kernbach, 1952)</small> (Bolivia) <gallery mode=packed> Manduca diffissa mesosa MHNT CUT 2010 462 - Iguazú Paraná Brazil - Male dorsal.jpg|''Manduca diffissa mesosa''♂ Manduca diffissa mesosa MHNT CUT 2010 462 - Iguazú Paraná Brazil - Male ventral.jpg|''Manduca diffissa mesosa''♂ △ </gallery>
<gallery mode=packed> Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Male dorsal.jpg|''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' ♂ Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Male ventral.jpg|''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' ♂ △ Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Female dorsal.jpg|''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' ♀ Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Female ventral.jpg|''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' ♀ △ </gallery>
<gallery mode=packed> Manduca diffissa zischkai MHNT CUT 2010 0 461 - Cochabamba Bolivia - Male dorsal.jpg|''Manduca diffissa zischkai'' ♂ Manduca diffissa zischkai MHNT CUT 2010 0 461 - Cochabamba Bolivia - Male ventral.jpg|''Manduca diffissa zischkai'' ♂ △ </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203025019/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html |archive-date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
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D Category:Sphingidae of South America Category:Moths described in 1871 Category:Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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