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