Adhemarius gannascus

Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.

Adhemarius gannascus
in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. gannascus
Binomial name
Adhemarius gannascus
(Stoll, 1790)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx gannascus Stoll, 1790
  • Ambulyx janus Boisduval, 1870
  • Ambulyx rostralis Boisduval, 1870
  • Amplypterus germanus Zikán, 1934
  • Amplypterus gannascus connexa (Closs, 1915)
  • Amplypterus gannascus grisescens (Closs, 1915)
  • Amplypterus gannascus magicus (Gehlen, 1928)
  • Amplypterus gannascus rubra (Closs, 1911)
  • Amplypterus gannascus (Stoll, [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

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

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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