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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
This species is very similar to Manduca brasiliensis, but janira has "more prominently variegated basal and apical areas, and the hindwing upperside has grey bands tinted with yellow." BOLD
Manduca janira, 99mm, Brazil,
courtesy of Jean Haxaire
Manduca janira, 112mm, Cochoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
October, 1996, courtesy of Jean Haxaire
Manduca janira, 114mm, , Brazil,
courtesy of Tomas Melichar
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