MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Sphingidae: Macroglossinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily MACROGLOSSINAE - unlike the Sphinginae - have a patch
of sensory hairs on the inner surface of the first segment of the labial palps.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue 35 species in this subfamily from Jamaica, 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 Pseudosphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio L. 1771
The genus Isognathus
Isognathus rimosus Grote 1865
The genus Erinnyis
Erinnyis alope Drury 1773
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus 1758
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius 1775
Erinnyis domingonis Butler 1875
Erinnyis crameri Schaus 1898
Erinnyis guttularis Walker 1856
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer 1782
Erinnyis lassauxi Boisduval 1859
The genus Phryxus
Phryxus caicus Cramer 1777
The genus Pachylia
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus 1758
Pachylia syces Walker 1856
The genus Pachylioides
Pachylioides resumens Walker 1856
The genus Madoryx
Madoryx oiclus Cramer 1780
The genus Callionima
Callionima falcifera Gehlen 1943
The genus Enyo
Enyo ocypete L. 1758
Enyo lugubris L. 1771
The genus Himantoides
Himantoides undata Walker 1856
Himantoides perkinsae Clark 1933
The genus Perigonia
Perigonia jamaicensis Butler 1877
The genus Aellopos
Aellopos blaini Herrich-Schaeffer 1869
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild & Jordan 1903
Aellopos tantalus L. 1758
Aellopos fadus Cramer 1776
The genus Cautethia
Cautethia grotei (?) H. Edwards 1882
The genus Eumorpha
Eumorpha vitis L. 1758
Eumorpha satellitia L. 1771
Eumorpha labruscae L. 1758
Eumorpha fasciata Sulzer 1776
The genus Xylophanes
Xylophanes chiron Drury 1771
Xylophanes tersa L. 1771
Xylophanes pluto F. 1777
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval 1875
Xylophanes jamaicensis Clark 1935
The genus Hyles
Hyles lineata Fab. 1775
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