Adhemarius gannascus
Appearance
Adhemarius gannascus | |
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Adhemarius gannascus, ♂ - MHNT | |
Adhemarius gannascus, △ ♂ - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Adhemarius |
Species: | A. gannascus
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Binomial name | |
Adhemarius gannascus | |
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Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, northern Argentina, southern Paraguay and Uruguay.[2]
The wingspan is 92–112 mm for males and 98–124 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ocotea veraguensis, Persea povedae, Persea americana and Nectandra salicina.
Taxonomy
- Adhemarius gannascus cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908)
- Adhemarius gannascus jamaicensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915)
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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