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Updated as per http://biological-diversity.info/sphingidae.htm (Belize), November 2007 Updated as per Fauna Entomologica De Nicarauga, November 2007 Updated as per The Known Sphingidae of Costa Rica, November 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Jose Monzon (Guatemala); May 2009 Updated as per CATE (description; location); March 7, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Terry Stoddard (Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, 109mm, 1675m, June 1, 2015); August 15, 2015 Updated as per personal communication with Gernot Kunz (El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica, March 6, 2019, 1047m); April 18, 2019 Updated as per personal communication with Galerita Janus (Pana El Lanoto Carti, PK 11, Panama, Panama, July 5, 2016, 300m); March 12, 2020 |
Manduca pellenia, 140mm, Pana EL Lanoto Carti, PK 11, Panama, Panama,
July 5, 2016, 300m, courtesy of Galerita Janus, id by Bill Oehlke.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
DISTRIBUTION: Manduca pellenia
(Wing span: (107 - 140mm)), flies in "Tropical America", given as
the specimen type locality. The moth can be found in |
Manduca pellenia, El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica,
March 6, 2019, 1047m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
Manduca pellenia, El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica,
March 6, 2019, 1047m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
Manduca pellenia, El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica,
March 6, 2019, 1047m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
Manduca pellenia three males and one female, courtesy of Hubert Mayer.
Manduca pellenia, Los Ranchitos Lodge, 3km S Purulha, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala,
June 1, 2015, 1675m, 109mm, courtesy of Terry Stoddard, id by Bill Oehlke.
Larvae probably feed on plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).Dan Janzen specifies Solanum hayesii and Cestrum megalophyllum. First instar larvae hide on underside mid vein where they are well camouflaged. |
Manduca pellenia third instar, 28mm, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Manduca pellenia third instar, 38mm, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen, pparasitoid entry wounds.
Manduca pellenia fourth instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Manduca pellenia fifth instar, 50mm, August 9, 1998, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Manduca pellenia fifth instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Manduca pellenia fifth instar (dark form), Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Larvae excavate subterranean chambers where they pupate on their backs.Adults emerge about 38-45 days after pupation. |
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Manduca pellenia, Costa Rica, May 21, 2006,
91m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
Manduca pellenia, Costa Rica, May 21, 2006,
91m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.