MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Sphingidae: Sphinginae


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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION:
The subfamily 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.

GRENADINES SPECIES:
I catalogue five species in this subfamily from the Grenadines, as listed below - 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

    The genus Manduca
  • Manduca sexta L. 1763
  • Manduca rustica F. 1775

    The genus Protambulyx
  • Protambulyx strigilis L. 1771


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