MOTHS OF JAMAICA
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.

JAMAICAN SPECIES:
I catalogue 10 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 Agrius

  • Agrius cingulatus Fabricius 1775

    The genus Cocytius
  • Cocytius cluentius Cramer 1775
  • Cocytius duponchel Poey 1832
  • Cocytius antaeus Drury 1773 ssp. antaeus

    The genus Manduca
  • Manduca sexta L. 1763 ssp. jamaicensis Butler 1877
  • Manduca brontes Drury 1773 ssp. brontes
  • Manduca rustica F. 1775 ssp. cubana Wood 1915

    The genus Nannoparce
  • Nannoparce poeyi Grote 1867

    The genus Protambulyx
  • Protambulyx strigilis L. 1771

    The genus Adhaemarius
  • Adhaemarius gannascus Stoll 1790


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