Manduca hannibal

Manduca hannibal
	Manduca hannibal Male dorsal
	Manduca hannibal Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. hannibal
Binomial name
	Manduca hannibal; (Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
	Sphinx hannibal Cramer, 1779; Protoparce hannibal mayeri Mooser, 1940; Protoparce hannibal mayi Clark, 1917; Sphinx hannibal hamilcar Boisduval, 1875;

Manduca hannibal is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and north-eastern Argentina.^[2]

Description

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.

Female Dorsal side
Female △ Ventral side

Biology

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)

References

^ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Silkmoths

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[1] CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Silkmoths

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