Biology:Manduca hannibal

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Manduca hannibal
Manduca hannibal hamilcar MHNT CUT 2010 0 454 Rio de Janeiro Brazil male dorsal.jpg
Manduca hannibal Male dorsal
Manduca hannibal hamilcar MHNT CUT 2010 0 454 Rio de Janeiro Brazil male ventral.jpg
Manduca hannibal Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. hannibal
Binomial name
Manduca hannibal
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx hannibal Cramer, 1779
  • Protoparce hannibal mayeri Mooser, 1940
  • Protoparce hannibal mayi Clark, 1917
  • Sphinx hannibal hamilcar Boisduval, 1875

Manduca hannibal is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil , Bolivia and north-eastern Argentina .[2]

Description

The wingspan is 99–114 mm. There is a whitish subbasal band on the hindwing upperside and a generally rather large dirty white patch within the black central band near the anal angle.

Biology

There are multiple generations per year in Costa Rica, with adults recorded year round except January and March. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded in February, April, August, October and December.

The larvae feed on Aegiphila martinicensis.

Subspecies

  • Manduca hannibal hannibal (from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Surinam, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and Bolivia)
  • Manduca hannibal hamilcar (Boisduval, 1875) (Brazil and north-eastern Argentina)
  • Manduca hannibal mayeri (Mooser, 1940) (Mexico)

References

  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Silkmoths

Wikidata ☰ Q1311708 entry