Sphingidae of the Dominican Republic

Xylophanes chiron chiron courtesy of Paolo Mazzei.

Although I believe these "tribal" checklists contain only species within the Dominican Republic, there may be omissions, and there may be improper entries.

The list should be very reliable, however, as it is from Pierre Schmit's Liste Systématique .

If you have corrections to offer, please contact
Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com.

Many thanks to Anton Sorokin who providess the following images from Dominican Republic.

Eumorpha labruscae fifth instar larva, Dominican Republic,
June 17, 2010, courtesy of Anton Sorokin.

Eumorpha labruscae fifth instar larva, Dominican Republic,
June 17, 2010, courtesy of Anton Sorokin.

Sphingini Agrius cingulata Cocytius antaeus Cocytius cluentius Cocytius duponchel M. brontes haitiensis Manduca caribbeus Manduca johanni M. quinquemaculatus Manduca rustica M. sexta jamaicensis Nannoparce poeyi Sphinx tricolor Smerinthini Protambulyx strigilis Dilophonotini Aellopos fadus Aellopos tantalus Callion. calliomenae Callion. denticulata Callionima falcifera Enyo lugubris lugubris Enyo ocypete Erinnyis alope Erinnyis crameri Erinnyis domingonis Erinnyis ello Erinnyis guttularis Erinnyis lassauxii Erinnyis obscura Erinnyis oenotrus Eupyrrhogl. sagra Isognathus rimosa Pachylia ficus Pachylioides resumens Perigonia caryae Perigonia glaucescens Perigonia lefebraei Perigonia lusca lusca Phryxus caicus Pseudosphinx tetrio Philampelini Eumorpha fasciatus Eumorpha labruscae Eumorpha strenua Eumorpha vitis Macroglossini C. noctuiformis Hyles lineata X. chiron chiron X. clarki Xylophanes pluto Xylophanes porcus Xylophanes rhodocera Xylophanes tersa

Erinnyis ello female, courtesy of Vaclav Cerovsky,
Punta Cana, eastern tip of Dominican Republic, April 7, 2005.

Apparently Erinnyis ello is common in Punta Cana. Here is another female, courtesy of Yvonne Metcalfe of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Yvonne took this image while visiting on April 23, 2006.

Aellopos tantalus, Dominican Republic,
May 24, 2007, courtesy of Sarah Kickler Kelber

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