Updated as per Catalogo de las Especies de Sphingidae en Honduras, Ana Clariza Samayoa and Ronald D. Cave, January 17, 2008

Sphingidae of Honduras

Cocytius lucifer lucifer courtesy of Paolo Mazzei.

Although I believe these "tribal" checklists contain only species within Honduras, I fully expect there are omissions and/or improper entries. If you have corrections to offer, please contact
Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com.

Those species followed by a 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5 are confirmed by Robert Lehman for 1) La Ceiba, Atlantida; 2) San Pedro Sula, Cortes; 3) La Lima, Cortes; 4) Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan; 5) Zamorano, El Paraiso.

Those species followed by SC are additions based on the Samayoa/Cave Catalogo. Those species followed by * are confirmations based on that Catalogo.

The Catalogo indicates peak flights in June and September.

Sphingini Agrius cingulata 1* Amphimoea walkeri 1* Cocytius antaeus * Cocytius duponchel 1* C.lucifer lucifer * Manduca corallina Manduca dilucida Manduca florestan 1* M. hannibal hannibal * Manduca incisa 4?? Manduca lanuginosa * Manduca lefeburii * Manduca lichenea SC?? Manduca muscosa 4* Manduca occulta 2* Manduca ochus * Manduca pellenia SC Manduca rustica 1,4* Manduca sexta 4* Manduca vestalis SC?? Manduca wellingi * Neococytius cluentius * Sphinx leucophaeta SC Sphinx merops merops 2* Sphinx praelongus SC

Smerinthini Adhemarius dariensis SC Adhemarius donysa SC Adhem. g. gannascus * Adhemarius ypsilon SC Protamb. s. strigilis 2,4*

Dilophonotini Aellopos ceculus SC Aellopos clavipes Aellopos titan * Aleuron chloroptera * Aleuron neglectum * Callionima denticulata * Callionima falcifera * Callionima pan SC Callionima parce 4* Enyo gorgon SC Enyo lugubris lugubris * Enyo ocypete 4* Enyo taedium taedium * Erinnyis alope 1* Erinnyis crameri 1* Erinnyis ello 1,3* Erinnyis lassauxii 1* Erinnyis obscura Erinnyis oenotrus 1,3 * Erinnyis yucatana * Hemeroplanes ornatus SC Hemer. triptolemus SC Isognathus rimosa * Madoryx oiclus oiclus * Madoryx plutonius * Nyceryx coffeae SC Nyceryx eximia SC Nyceryx riscus * Nyceryx tacita SC Pachylia darceta SC Pachylia ficus 1,2,4* Pachylia syces syces * Pachylioides resumens 2,4* Perigonia jamaicensis SC Perigonia lusca lusca* Perigonia stulta SC Phryxus caicus 3* Pseudosphinx tetrio 4* Stolidoptera tachasara SC Unzela japix japix SC

Philampelini Eumorpha achemolus 4* Eumorpha achemon Eumorpha capronnieri 5 Eumorpha fasciatus * Eumorpha labruscae 1* Eumorpha obliquus 1* E. phorbas SC Eumorpha s. licaon* Eumorpha triangulum * E. typhon SC Eumorpha v. vitis 1,3,4

Macroglossini Cautethia spuria * Cautethia yucatana * Hyles lineata 1* X. acrus SC X. amadis SC X. anubus anubus * X. belti SC X. ceratomioides * X. chiron nechus 1* X. damocrita SC X. eumedon SC X. germen germen * Xylophanes hannemanni Xylophanes juanita * Xylophanes libya 4* X. loelia SC X. neoptolemus 1* Xylophanes pluto 4* X. pyrrhus SC X. p. continentalis 4* Xylophanes tersa 2,3,5* X. thyelia SC X. titana SC Xylophanes turbata * Xylophanes t. tyndarus * X. undata SC X. zurcheri SC

Based on the Catalogo de las Especies de Sphingidae en Honduras, Ana Clariza Samayoa and Ronald D. Cave, specific checklists have been created for the various departments.

Cortes Copan Lempira El Paraiso Choluteca

Atlantida Ocotopeque Francisco Morazan Olancho

Colon Comayagua Yoro La Paz

Gracias a Dios Santa Barbara Intibuca Valle

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