Friday 27 February 2009

Xylophanes pluto (Fabricius, 1777)


Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: pluto (Fabricius, 1777)
Distribution: southern USA to Argentina, Caribbean.
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Erinnyis crameri (Schaus, 1848)

Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species: crameri (Schaus, 1848)
Distribution: Bolivia and Paraguay north to southern USA
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Callionima falcifera (Guehlen, 1943)


Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Callionima
Species: falcifera (Guehlen, 1943)
Distribution: Southern USA and Mexico to Venezuela
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)


Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Callionima
Species: parce (Fabricius, 1775)
Distribution: Southern USA to southern Brazil
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central Americ

Thursday 26 February 2009

Adhemarius dariensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)

Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Smerinthinae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species: dariensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
Distribution: Mexico to Argentina
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Adhemarius gannascus (Stoll, 1790)


Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Smerinthinae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species: gannascus (Stoll, 1790)
Distribution: Mexico to Argentina
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)


Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Genus: Agrius
Species: cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)
Distribution: Americas, from USA to Argentina, Cape Verde Islands. Vagrant in western Europe
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Tuesday 17 February 2009

Automeris lauta Johnson & Michener, 1948

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Automeris
Species: lauta Johnson & Michener, 1948
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Automeris escalantei Lemaire, 1969

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Automeris
Species: escalantei Lemaire, 1969
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Automeris belti Druce, 1886

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Automeris
Species: belti Druce, 1886
Distribution: Mexico to Ecuador
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Friday 13 February 2009

Paradirphia semirosea (Walker, 1855)

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Paradirphia
Species: semirosea (Walker, 1855)
Distribution: Mexico to Costa Rica
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Paradriphia rectilineata Wolfe, 1994

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Paradriphia
Species: rectilineata Wolfe, 1994
Distribution: Honduras and El Salvador - endemic
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Hylesia continua alinda Druce, 1886

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hylesia
Species: continua alinda Druce, 1886
Distribution: Mexico to Panama
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Hylesia hubbelli Lemaire, 1982

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hylesia
Species: hubbelli Lemaire, 1982
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Hylesia subaurea (Schaus, 1900)

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hylesia
Species: subaurea (Schaus, 1900)
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Wednesday 11 February 2009

Hyperchiria nausica (Cramer, 1779)


Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hyperchiria
Species: nausica (Cramer, 1775)
Distribution: Mexico to Ecuador
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Syssphinx quadrilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867)

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Syssphinx
Species: quadrilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Distribution: Mexico to Equador
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Adeloneivaia jason (Boisduval, 1872)

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Adeloneivaia
Species: jason (Boisduval, 1872)
Distribution: Central and South America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Adeloneivaia irrorata Schaus, 1900

Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Adeloneivaia
Species: irrorata Schaus, 1900
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Sunday 8 February 2009

Hyalurga urioides Schaus, 1910

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Pericopinae
Genus: Hyalurga
Species: urioides Schaus, 1910
Distribution: Honduras to Costa Rica
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Horama plumipes (Drury, 1773)

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Ctenuchinae
Genus: Horama
Species: plumipes (Drury, 1773)
Distribution: Mexico to Nicaragua
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Halydisota atra Druce, 1884

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Halysidota
Species: atra Druce, 1884
Distribution: Mexico to Bolivia
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Homoeocera gigantea (Druce, 1884)

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Ctenuchinae
Genus: Homoeocera
Species: gigantea (Druce, 1884)
Distribution: Guatemala to Costa Rica
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854)

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Pericopinae
Genus: Dysschema
Species: leucophaea (Walker, 1854)
Distribution: Mexico to Nicaragua
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Isanthrene perbosci (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Ctenuchinae
Genus: Isanthrene
Species: perbosci Guérin-Meneville, 1844
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Cyanopepla bella Guérin-Meneville 1843


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Ctenuchinae
Genus: Cyanopepla
Species: bella Guérin-Meneville, 1843
Distribution: Mexico to Honduras
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Carales astur Cramer 1777



Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Carales
Species: astur Cramer, 1777
Distribution: Mexico to Bolivia, Cuba
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Bertholdia albipuncta Schaus, 1896


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Bertholdia
Species: albipuncta Schaus, 1896
Distribution: Central America to Brazil
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Bertholdia specularis Herrich-Schäffer 1853


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Bertholdia
Species: specularis Herrich-Schäffer 1853
Distribution: Central America to Venezuela
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Munona iridescens Schaus, 1894


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Munona
Species: iridescens Schaus, 1894
Distribution: Central America, northern South America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Thursday 5 February 2009

Lampruna rosea Schaus, 1894


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lampruna
Species: rosea Schaus, 1894
Distribution: Central America, northern South America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Ormetica ataenia (Schaus, 1910)

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ormetica
Species: ataenia (Schaus, 1910)
Distribution: Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Pelochyta cervina (H. Edwards, 1884)


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pelochyta
Species: cervina (H. Edwards, 1884)
Distribution: Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Sychesia naias Jordan, 1916


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Sychesia
Species: naias Jordan, 1916
Distribution: Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Rhipha chionoplaga Dognin, 1913


Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Rhipha
Species: chionoplaga Dognin, 1913
Distribution: Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Saturday 31 January 2009

Lophocampa propinqua (H. Edwards, 1884)

female

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: propinqua
Distribution: Mexico, Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Lophocampa margona (Schaus, 1896)

male

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: margona
Distribution: Mexico, Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Symphlebia herbosa (Schaus, 1910)

male
female
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Symphlebia
Species: herbosa
Distribution: Central America
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Wednesday 28 January 2009

Notarctia proxima (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)

male

female
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Notarctia
Species: proxima
Distribution: from Western USA to Panama
Specimen: Cortés, Honduras, Central America

Starting Point

This blog intends to be a pictorial guide to the Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) found in the Neotropical region and surrounding areas, which are often difficult to identify but have long been known for the huge diversity of forms and striking colours exhibited by many.
Here, I will put mostly set specimens in order to show the useful characters in their determination.
Enjoy and feedback whenever you want.