Manduca johanni (Cary, 1958) (Fig 3. B)

General distribution. Endemic to Hispaniola.

Distribution in the DR. Cordillera Septentrional, Cordillera Central and Bahoruco Mountains (Fig 1. A).

Habitat. Elevation 100–1800 m asl. A species of medium to high elevations in forest environments. The insect is more common in deep forests, in the most preserved primary biotopes (Fig 9. E, F, G).

Host plants. Unknown.

Material examined.

Hodecek: Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°52'18"N 70°34'22"W, 1015 m, 7/2021, 2 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek ; Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'00"N 70°33'56.5"W, 660 m, 7/2021, 15 ♂ 3 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek ; Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'10"N 70°33'44"W, 650 m, 6/2023, 3 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek ; Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'00"N 70°33'56.5"W, 660 m, 5/2024, 2 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek ; Pedernales province: 18°06'24"N 71°37'12"W, 700 m, 6/2023, 1 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'43"N 70°49'23"W, 1740 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek ; El Bambu: 18°14'39"N 71°45'02"W, 1350 m, 5/2024, 2 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek .

Haxaire: Duarte, Loma Quito Espuela: 560 m, 17/05/1998, 1 ♂; Monseñor Nouel, Vallee Yuna Bonao: 650 m, 22/05/1998, 1 ♂; Pedernales, city of Pedernales: 750 m, 26/05/2000, 1 ♂, leg. Pierre Schmit; Pedernales, Los Arroyos: 1200 m, 26/05/2000, 1 ♀, leg. Pierre Schmit; Pedernales, Los Arroyos: 1200 m, 30/05/2000, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. Pierre Schmit; Duarte, San Francisco: 500 m, 9/05/2000, 1 ♂, leg. Pierre Schmit; Azua, Road Padre Las Casas to El Guyabal km 5: 620 m, 14/05/2004, 1 ♂, leg. Jérôme Barbut; Duarte, env. San Francisco de Macoris, Lomo Quita Espuela Natural Reserve: 720 m, 20/05/2004, 1 ♀, leg. Jérôme Barbut; La Vega, Lampadaire Agua Blanca, piste Constanza-Valle Nuevo: 1500 m, 6/08/2007, 1 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Pedernales, piste de Pedernales à Los Arroyos pk 6: 18°07'28"N 71°43'33"W, 367 m, 12/08/2007, 1 ♀, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Monseñor Noel (Bonao), Central hydroélectrique Hoyo de Piño: 18°52'59"N 70°29'55"W, 399 m, 13/04/2016, 2 ♀, leg. Jean Haxaire; Polo, Las Auyamas (Barahona): 18°06'52"N 71°16'25"W, 862 m, 18/04/2016, 1 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire; Pr. La Vega, piste de Manabao à La Ciénega, Rio Yaque de Norte: 19°04'27"N 70°49'37"W, 951 m, 26/02/2017, 1 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Pr. Puerto Plata, Route d'Altmira, piste vers Cabirmal: 19°38'36"N 70°51'29"W, 761 m, 3/03/2017, 1 ♂, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Rep. Dom, Pr. San Christobal, Village de Cambita, piste vers La Cole: 18°30'03"N 70°15'29"W, 732 m, 22/02/2019, 1 ♀, leg. J. Haxaire & Odile Paquit [CJHL].