# Manduca diffissa

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{{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](/source/Arthur_Gardiner_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](/source/moth) of the family [Sphingidae](/source/Sphingidae) [first described](/source/Species_description) by [Arthur Gardiner Butler](/source/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](/source/wingspan) is 100–105&nbsp;mm. 
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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](/source/Arthur_Gardiner_Butler), 1871)</small> (Argentina and Uruguay)
*''Manduca diffissa mesosa'' <small>([Rothschild](/source/Walter_Rothschild%2C_2nd_Baron_Rothschild)<!-- All Rothschild & Jordan for Lepidoptera I have seen is Walter, but this had been linked as [Charles Rothschild](/source/Charles_Rothschild). --> & [Jordan](/source/Karl_Jordan_(zoologist%2C_born_1861)), 1916)</small> (Argentina and Bolivia)
*''Manduca diffissa petuniae'' <small>([Boisduval](/source/Jean_Baptiste_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)
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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''♂ △
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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'' ♀ △
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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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Category:Sphingidae of South America
Category:Moths described in 1871
Category:Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler

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