Manduca hannibal
| Manduca hannibal | |
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| Manduca hannibal, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. hannibal |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca hannibal (Cramer, 1779)[1] | |
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Manduca hannibal is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Surinam, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and north-eastern Argentina.[2]
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.
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)