Manduca barnesi (Clark, 1919)

Queried as a synonym of Manduca scutata by d'Abrera, [1987], Sphingidae Mundi: 26. Transferred to Manduca as a species by d'Abrera, [1987], Sphingidae Mundi: 32. Erroneously treated as a synonym of Manduca scutata by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.15. Reinstated as a species by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid.4B: 51.