Manduca afflicta subsp. bahamensis (Clark, 1916)

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Nomenclature

Genus: Manduca

Species: Manduca afflicta

Subspecies:

Manduca afflicta subsp. bahamensis (Clark, 1916)

Usage:

valid

Reference:

New American Sphingidae

Type data:

HOLOTYPE ♂ West Indies [Bahamas:] "New Providence Island, Nassau" «Andros Island» (G.P. Englehardt) [CMNH]. The original description gave an incorrect type locality: "Nassau, New Providence Island, West Indies". The mistake was corrected by Clark, 1917, Proc. New Engl. zool. Club 6: 57.

Taxonomic Notes:

Proposed as a subspecies of Protoparce afflicta. Queried as a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies by d’Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 24. Treated as a synonym of Manduca afflicta by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.14. Reinstated as a subspecies of Manduca afflicta by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid. 4B: 50.

Synonyms: 1

Media

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, male, upperside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, male, underside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, female, underside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, female, upperside. Bahamas

SUMMARY

Erroneously queried as a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, [1987], Sphingidae Mundi: 24. Erroneously treated as a synonym of Manduca afflicta by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.14. Reinstated as a subspecies of Manduca afflicta by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid.4B: 50.

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Taxonomy

Manduca afflicta subsp. bahamensis (Clark, 1916)

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Media

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, male, upperside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, male, underside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, female, underside. Bahamas

Manduca afflicta bahamensis, female, upperside. Bahamas

SUMMARY

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Taxonomy

Manduca afflicta subsp. bahamensis (Clark, 1916)

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Nomenclature

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