Manduca hannibal

Manduca hannibal

''Manduca hannibal'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Surinam, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and north-eastern Argentina.
Manduca hannibal (Sphingidae) At Reserva Natural Guadualito, Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia (1200 m elevation) Colombia,Geotagged,Manduca hannibal,Spring,sphingidae

Appearance

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.

Naming

*''Manduca hannibal hannibal''
⤷ ''Manduca hannibal hamilcar''
⤷ ''Manduca hannibal mayeri''

Food

The larvae feed on ''Aegiphila martinicensis''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusManduca
SpeciesM. hannibal
Photographed in
Colombia