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

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

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

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

Hyperchiria nausica (Cramer, 1779)

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

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

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

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

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

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.