| Adhemarius gannascus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Adhemarius |
| Species: | A. gannascus |
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| Adhemarius gannascus | |
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Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.
Distribution
It is known from Jamaica, 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]
Description
The wingspan is 92–112 mm for males and 98–124 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.
male, dorsal side
male, ventral side
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
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Biology
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ocotea veraguensis, Persea povedae, Persea americana and Damburneya salicina.
Taxonomy
- Adhemarius gannascus cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908)
- Adhemarius gannascus jamaicensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915)
Adhemarius gannascus cubanus dorsal view
Adhemarius gannascus cubanus ventral view
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References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.