Cocytius duponchel: one of the 100 or so species of Hawk Moths (Sphingidae) found in Belize. Please click on this image to go to a colour plate illustrating a selection of the most beautiful moths from Belize.

MOTHS
OF
BELIZE

 Dysschema magdala: one of the 200 or more species of Tiger Moths (Arctiidae) found in Belize. Please click on this image to go to a colour plate illustrating a selection of the most beautiful moths from Belize.


An illustrated catalogue of the larger moths of Belize

By Matthew J. C. Barnes ( mothman@tropicalmoths.net ).

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Some information about Belize; map; bibliography and links.   A selection of 21 of the most beautiful moths from Belize.   Know what you are looking for? Click here for species lists with links to individual colour images.   Want to browse, or got a specimen to identify? Click here for plates with 30 or more specimens in a given family illustrated in colour per plate.

Or click on the links below to go to the sister websites of tropicalmoths.org

Click here to go to the sister website 'Moths of the Grenadines'   Click here to go to the sister website 'Moths of Jamaica'   Click here to go to the sister website 'Moths of Nicaragua'   Click here to go to the homepage of 'tropicalmoths.org'


All images were scanned in directly using a JVC TK-C1380E video camera, video capture board and home-built shadow-free lighting rig.


All text and images © M.J.C.Barnes 2001 (except where indicated)


Date of most recent revision 27th April 2002