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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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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



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
139812630/04/2021UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, TacuarembóGuillermo Menéndez
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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 19/09/2026.