Callionima
Encyclopedia
Callionima is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Callionima acutaCallionima acutaCallionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Peru and Bolivia. It was originally described by Rothschild and Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) - Callionima calliomenaeCallionima calliomenaeCallionima calliomenae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Venezuela, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.The wingspan is about 67 mm...
- (Schaufuss, 1870) - Callionima denticulataCallionima denticulataCallionima denticulata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Panama, Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru and western Venezuela. It was originally described by Schaus as Calliomma denticulata, in 1895....
- (Schaus, 1895) - Callionima falciferaCallionima falciferaCallionima falcifera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known fromMexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Jamaica, south through northern South America ....
- (Gehlen, 1943) - Callionima gracilisCallionima gracilisCallionima gracilis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Jordan as Hemeroplanes gracilis, in 1923. It is endemic to Cuba.Adults are probably on wing in multiple generations...
- (Jordan, 1923) - Callionima grisescensCallionima grisescensCallionima grisescens is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. It was originally described by Rothschild as Calliomma grisescens, in 1894....
- (Rothschild, 1894) - Callionima guiartiCallionima guiartiCallionima guiarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Brazil. It was described by Debauche in 1934, and is similar to Callionima parce, but is more uniformly brown in colour....
- (Debauche, 1934) - Callionima inuusCallionima inuusCallionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.The wingspan is 67-72 mm...
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) - Callionima julianeCallionima julianeCallionima juliane is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Peru. It was described by Eitschberger in 2000.The wingspan is 54-62 mm for males and 54-64 mm for females. It is very similar to Callionima falcifera but smaller and with a paler, more uniform, less contrasting...
- Eitschberger, 2000 - Callionima nomiusCallionima nomiusThe Fan-tailed Bark Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family . It is found from Mexico and Central America to the north-western half of South America....
- (Walker, 1856) - Callionima panCallionima panCallionima pan is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Cramer in 1779. It is found from Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica through Venezuela to southern Brazil.The wingspan is about 64 mm...
- (Cramer, 1779) - Callionima parceCallionima parceThe Parce Sphinx Moth is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Argentina, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru to Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico to southern Florida, southern Texas, southern Arizona and southern California...
- (Fabricius, 1775) - Callionima ramsdeniCallionima ramsdeniCallionima ramsdeni is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Cuba. It was originally described by Clark in 1920....
- (Clark, 1920)