Manduca hannibal

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Manduca hannibal
Manduca hannibal Male dorsal
Manduca hannibal Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. hannibal
Binomial name
Manduca hannibal (Cramer, 1779)[1]
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 Surinam, 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.

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  Female Dorsal side

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  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 .

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)

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