Manduca afflicta explained

Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas.^[1] It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the family Solanaceae.

Subspecies

• M. a. afflicta (Cuba)
• M. a. bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silkmoths . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011155811/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mafflaff.htm . 2012-10-11 . dead . Silkmoths.bizland.com . 2011-11-01 .