Perigonia lusca - one of the 20 or so species of Hawk Moths (Sphingidae) found in the Grenadines. This species is endemic to the islands of the Caribbean.

MOTHS
OF THE
GRENADINES

Cosmosoma hypocheilus - a Tiger Moth (Arctiidae) endemic to St. Vincent & the Grenadines


A preliminary illustrated catalogue of the larger moths (macrolepidoptera) of the Grenadines.

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

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Some information about the Grenadines; map; bibliography and links.   A selection of 9 of the most beautiful moths from the Grenadines.   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 Jamaica'   Click here to go to the sister website 'Moths of Belize'   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 2002 (except where indicated)