Updated as per Catalogo de las Especies de Sphingidae en Honduras, Ana Clariza Samayoa and Ronald D. Cave, January 17, 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Robert Lehman (Eupyrrhoglossum sagra, La Ceiba, Atlantida, October 28, 2009); December 17, 2011

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.

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.

Eupyrrhoglossum sagra male, 5 km west of La Ceiba, Atlantida, Honduras,
October 28, 2009, courtesy of Robert Lehman.

Sphingini Agrius cingulata 1* Amphim. walkeri 1* Cocytius antaeus * Cocyt. duponchel 1* C.lucifer lucifer * Mand. corallina Mand. dilucida Mand. florestan 1* M. h. hannibal * Mand. incisa 4?? Mand. lanuginosa * Mand. lefeburii * Mand. lichenea SC?? Mand. muscosa 4* Mand. occulta 2* Manduca ochus * Mand. pellenia SC Mand. rustica 1,4* Manduca sexta 4* Mand. vestalis SC?? Mand. wellingi * Neococy. cluentius * Sph. leucophaeta SC Sphinx m. merops 2* Sph.praelongus SC Smerinthini Adhem. dariensis SC Adhem. donysa SC Ad. g. gannascus * Adhem. ypsilon SC Pro.. s. strigilis 2,4* Dilophonotini Aellopos ceculus SC Aellopos clavipes Aellopos titan * Aleuron chloroptera * Aleuron neglectum * Cal. denticulata * Callionima falcifera * Callionima pan SC Callionima parce 4* Enyo gorgon SC Enyo l. lugubris * Enyo ocypete 4* Enyo t. taedium * Erinnyis alope 1* Erinnyis crameri 1* Erinnyis ello 1,3* Erinnyis lassauxii 1* Erinnyis obscura Er. oenotrus 1,3 * Erinnyis yucatana * Eupyrrh. sagra 1 Hem. ornatus SC H. triptolemus SC Isognathus rimosa * Madoryx o. 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 * Pa.des. resumens 2,4* Per. jamaicensis SC Perigonia lusca lusca* Perigonia stulta SC Phryxus caicus 3* Pseudosph. tetrio 4* Stolid. tachasara SC Unzela japix japix SC Philampelini Eum. achemolus 4* Eum. achemon Eum. boivini Eum. capronnieri 5 Eum. fasciatus * Eum. labruscae 1* Eum. obliquus 1* E. phorbas SC Eum. s. licaon* Eum. triangulum * E. typhon SC Eum. 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 Xyl. monzoni X. neoptolemus 1* Xylophanes pluto 4* X. pyrrhus SC X. p. continentalis 4* Xyl. tersa 2,3,5* X. thyelia SC X. titana SC Xylophanes turbata * Xyl. 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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