Adhemarius gannascus

Adhemarius gannascus
Adhemarius gannascus, adult
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])

Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. 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.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Adhemarius/gannascus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/aganngan.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.