MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
6 (a). Sphingidae: Sphinginae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The SPHINGINAE are separated from other hawk moths on the technical
grounds of having no sensory hairs on the inner surface of the first
segment of the labial palps.
BELIZE SPECIES
Meerman (1999) catalogues 26 species of Sphinginae from Belize, of which
I have personally collected only 12. All species are listed here with the
kind permission of Jan Meerman and those which I do not have are
illustrated from elsewhere -
please click on any underlined species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult
(and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on
the species.
The genus Agrius
Agrius cingulatus Fabricius 1775
The genus Cocytius
Cocytius cluentius Cramer 1775
Cocytius duponchel Poey 1832
Cocytius lucifer Rothschild & Jordan 1903
Cocytius antaeus Drury 1773
The genus Amphimoea
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval 1875
The genus Manduca
Manduca corallina Druce 1883
Manduca rustica F. 1775
Manduca ochus Klug 1836
Manduca sexta Linnaeus 1764
Manduca dilucida H. Edwards 1887
Manduca occulta Rothschild & Jordan 1903
Manduca hannibal Cramer 1779
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schaeffer 1854
Manduca wellingi Brou 1984
Manduca lefeburei Guerin-Meneville 1844
Manduca albiplaga Walker 1856
Manduca muscosa Rothschild & Jordan 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister 1856
Manduca florestan Cramer 1782
Manduca lanuginosa H. Edwards 1887
The genus Sphinx
Sphinx merops Boisduval 1870
The genus Protambulyx
Protambulyx strigilis L. 1771
Protambulyx xanthus Rothschild & Jordan 1906
The genus Adhaemarius
Adhaemarius gannascus Stoll 1790
Adhaemarius ypsilon Rothschild & Jordan 1903
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