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Adhemarius gannascus

Adhemarius gannascus


Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.

Distribution: It is known from Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, northern Argentina, southern Paraguay and Uruguay.

 The wingspan is 92–112 mm for males and 98–124 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.

Biology: The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ocotea veraguensis, Persea povedae, Persea americana and Damburneya salicina.

Taxonomy: 
  • Adhemarius gannascus cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908)
  • Adhemarius gannascus jamaicensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915)

Source: Wikipedia, article Adhemarius gannascus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Count: 20

Foto
Photography ID: 443174
  Adult

Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
04/30/2021
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 443172
  Adult

Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
04/30/2021
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 387472
  Adult

Cerro Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/13/2020
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 342953
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/20/2011
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 340674
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/20/2011
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 316200
  Adult

Capitan Solari
Chaco
Argentina
01/08/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 272137
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/18/2018
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 272065
  Adult

Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/18/2018
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
202164007/04/2024ArgentinaChacoProximidades Puerto Humaitá, Río Paraguay - Km 30 a Km 55Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
139812630/04/2021UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, TacuarembóGuillermo Menéndez
121030413/01/2020ArgentinaMisionesCruz de Santa Ana, Cerro Santa AnaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
88545008/01/2019ArgentinaChacoEstablecimiento Los Quebrachos, Capitan SolariEduardo Beltrocco
77198218/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúSergio Cusano
77182318/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúEduardo Cusano
62241815/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaRoberto Battaglia
32080311/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial EsmeraldaJorge La Grotteria
54250219/12/2014ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraFlavia Di Biase
95096120/11/2011ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónRodolfo Capdevielle
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Adhemarius gannascus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 12/09/2026.