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Preliminary Studies of the Biodiversity in Garay Cue
ISSN 2313-0504 1(11)2014 PARAGUAY BIODIVERSITY PARAGUAY BIODIVERSITÄT Lasionota dispar (Kerremans, 1903) foto: U. Drechsel Asunción, Agosto 2014 Paraguay Biodiversidad 1(11) 51-60 Asunción, Agosto 2014 Preliminary studies of the Biodiversity in Garay Cue “Reserva Natural Privada Cerrados del Tagatiya” Ulf Drechsel* Abstract: Impressions during four short visits in recent years in the "Reserva Natural Privada Cerrados del Tagatiya " in the Estancia Garay Cué are represented by photographic documentation. Resumen: Impresiones durante cuatro visitas cortas en los últimos años en la " Reserva Natural Privada Cerrados del Tagatiya " en la Estancia Garay Cué están representados por una documentación fotográfica. Zusammenfassung: Eindruecke von vier Kurzbesuchen in den letzten Jahren in der “Reserva Natural Privada Cerrados del Tagatiya” in der Estancia Garay Cué werden durch fotographische Dokumentation dargestellt. Key words: Paraguay, Garay Cue, biodiversity In the northeast of the Department of Concepción in the eastern region of Paraguay is located the Estancia Garay Cué with an area of about 18,800 ha, of which form about 5,200 ha the " Reserva Natural Privada Cerrados del Tagatiya", a nature reserve under private management. The estancia is located between two national parks, the "Parque Nacional Paso Bravo" in the Northeast and the "Parque Nacional Serrania de San Luis" in the West and include semi-deciduous forests, gallery forests and various types of Cerrado. During four short visits from December 2012 to June 2013 could be obtained first impressions of the existing biodiversity and photos of plants and animals were made. Special attention was paid to the most neglected invertebrate fauna, as this is the main part of biodiversity with thousands of species, many of them still unknown to science. -
Further Records of Ecuadorian Sphingidae (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) 137-141 - 1 3 7
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Neue Entomologische Nachrichten Jahr/Year: 1998 Band/Volume: 41 Autor(en)/Author(s): Racheli Luigi, Racheli Tommaso Artikel/Article: Further records of Ecuadorian Sphingidae (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) 137-141 - 1 3 7 - Further records of Ecuadorian Sphingidae (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) by Luigi Racheli & T ommaso Racheli Abstract Distributional records of 22 hawkmoths species of Ecuador are reported. In the past, distributional data on the ecuadorian Sphingidae were reported by Dognin (1886-1897), Campos (1931), Rothschild & J ordan (1903) and Schreiber (1978). Haxaire (1991), describing a new species of Xylophanes from Ecuador, has reported a total of 135 species collected in Ecuador. Racheli & R acheli (1994) listed 167 species, including recent collecting data for 80 species, and all the records for the country extracted from the literature, including also doubtful records such as Manduca muscosa (Rothschild & J ordan , 1903) and Xylophanes juanita Rothschild & J ordan , 1903 which are unlikely to occur in Ecuador. The total number of hawkmoths species of Ecuador may account for approximately 155-160 spe cies. Following the recent studies of Racheli & R acheli (1994, 1995), Racheli (1996) and Haxaire (1995, 1996a, 1996b), additional records of Museum specimens and of material collected in Ecuador are given herewith. All the specimens reported below are in the collection of the senior author unless otherwise stated. Abbreviations: Imbabura (IM); Esmeraldas (ES); Pichincha (PI); Ñapo (NA); Pastaza (PA); Morona Santiago (MS). EMEM = Entomologische Museum (Dr, Ulf Eitschberger ), Marktleuthen, Germany; ZSBS = Zoologische Saammlungen des Bayerischen, München, Germany. Sphinginae Manduca lefeburei lefeburei (Guérin-Ménéville , 1844) Remarks: In Ecuador, it is distributed on both sides of the Andes and according to Haxaire (1995) it coexists with Manduca andicola (Rothschild & J ordan , 1916). -
Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Savannahs in the Alter Do Chão Protection Area, Santarém, Pará, Brazil
Acta Scientiarum http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/acta ISSN on-line: 1807-863X Doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v42i2.49064 ECOLOGY Temporal variation and ecological parameters of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in savannahs in the Alter do Chão protection area, Santarém, Pará, Brazil Ana Carla Walfredo da Conceição1* and José Augusto Teston1,2 ¹Programa de Pós-Graduação de Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, 68040-255, Santarém, Pará, Brazil. 2Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidópteros Neotropicais, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Museu de Zoologia, Santarém, Pará, Brazil. *Author for correspondence. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT. This study evaluated the seasonality of Sphingidae spp. in two areas of savannah, in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, sampled for one year (June, 2014 through May, 2015) with the aid of Pennsylvania light traps placed at four sampling points. Data on fauna were obtained through the following parameters: abundance (N), richness (S), composition, Shannon diversity and uniformity indices (H’ and U’), and the Berger-Parker (BP) dominance index. Richness estimates were calculated using Bootstrap, Chao1, ACE, Jackknife 1, and Jackknife2 estimators. The Pearson correlation was also used to analyze the effect of climatic variables such as rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity on richness and abundance. The result for the parameters analyzed during the entire sampling period was N= 374, S= 34, H’= 2.59, U= 0.733 and BP= 0.235. The estimation of richness showed that between 63% and 87% of expected species were collected (Bootstrap estimated 39 species and Chao1 estimated 54). The most representative species were: Isognathus caricae (Linnaeus, 1758) (N= 88), Enyo lugubris lugubris (Linnaeus, 1771) (N= 58), Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, [1875]) (N= 46) and Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) (N= 44), with 54% of the sample containing species considered rare divided into 298 male and 76 female specimens. -
Lista De Anexos
LISTA DE ANEXOS ANEXO N°1 MAPA DEL HUMEDAL ANEXO N°2 REGIMEN DE MAREAS SAN JUAN DEL N. ANEXO N°3 LISTA PRELIMINAR DE FAUNA SILVESTRE ANEXO N°4 LISTA PRELIMINAR DE VEGETACIÓN ANEXO N°5 DOSSIER FOTOGRAFICO 22 LISTADO PRELIMINAR DE ESPECIES DE FAUNA SILVESTRE DEL REFUGIO DE VIDA SILVESTRE RIO SAN JUAN. INSECTOS FAMILIA ESPECIE REPORTADO POR BRENTIDAE Brentus anchorago Giuliano Trezzi CERAMBYCIDAE Acrocinus longimanus Giuliano Trezzi COCCINELLIDAE Epilachna sp. Giuliano Trezzi COENAGRIONIDAE Argia pulla Giuliano Trezzi COENAGRIONIDAE Argia sp. Giuliano Trezzi FORMICIDAE Atta sp. Giuliano Trezzi FORMICIDAE Paraponera clavata Giuliano Trezzi FORMICIDAE Camponotus sp. Giuliano Trezzi GOMPHIDAE Aphylla angustifolia Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Micrathyria aequalis Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Micrathyria didyma Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Erythemis peruviana Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Erythrodiplax connata Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Erythrodiplax ochracea Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Dythemis velox Giuliano Trezzi LIBELLULIDAE Idiataphe cubensis Giuliano Trezzi NYMPHALIDAE Caligo atreus Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Archaeoprepona demophoon Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Eueides lybia Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Dryas iulia Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Heliconius charitonius Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Heliconius cydno Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Heliconius erato Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Heliconius melponeme Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Heliconius sara Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Philaetria dido Javier Baltodano NYMPHALIDAE Aeria eurimedia -
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
Volume 62 Number 2 25 Aug 2008 ISSN 0024-0966 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society Published quarterly by The Lepidopterists' Society ) ) THE LEPIDOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY Executive Council John H. Acorn, President John Lill, Vice President William E. Conner, Immediate Past President David D. Lavvrie, Secretary Andre V.L. Freitas, Vice President Kelly M. Richers, Treasurer Akito Kayvahara, Vice President Members at large: Kim Garwood Richard A. Anderson Michelle DaCosta Kenn Kaufman John V. Calhoun John H. Masters Plarry Zirlin Amanda Roe Michael G. Pogue Editorial Board John W. Rrovvn {Chair) Michael E. Toliver Member at large ( , Brian Scholtens (Journal Lawrence F. Gall ( Memoirs ) 13 ale Clark {News) John A. Snyder {Website) Honorary Life Members of the Society Charles L. Remington (1966), E. G. Munroe (1973), Ian F. B. Common (1987), Lincoln P Brower (1990), Frederick H. Rindge (1997), Ronald W. Hodges (2004) The object of The Lepidopterists’ Society, which was formed in May 1947 and formally constituted in December 1950, is “to pro- mote the science of lepidopterology in all its branches, ... to issue a periodical and other publications on Lepidoptera, to facilitate the exchange of specimens and ideas by both the professional worker and the amateur in the field; to secure cooperation in all mea- sures” directed towards these aims. Membership in the Society is open to all persons interested in the study of Lepidoptera. All members receive the Journal and the News of The Lepidopterists’ Society. Prospective members should send to the Assistant Treasurer full dues for the current year, to- gether with their lull name, address, and special lepidopterological interests. -
(Insecta: Lepidoptera) De La Reserva Forestal Fortuna Y El Parque Internacional La Amistad, Panamá Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, Vol
Revista mexicana de biodiversidad ISSN: 1870-3453 ISSN: 2007-8706 Instituto de Biología Ríos-González, Tomás A.; Saldaña, Yanesis T.; Vargas, Géminis A.; Bernal-Vega, Juan A. Sphingidae y Saturniidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) de la Reserva Forestal Fortuna y el Parque Internacional La Amistad, Panamá Revista mexicana de biodiversidad, vol. 90, 2019 Instituto de Biología DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2837 Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42562784018 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 90 (2019): e902837 Ecología Sphingidae y Saturniidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) de la Reserva Forestal Fortuna y el Parque Internacional La Amistad, Panamá Sphingidae and Saturniidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from the Fortuna Forest Reserve and La Amistad International Park, Panama Tomás A. Ríos-González a, *, Yanesis T. Saldaña a, Géminis A. Vargas b y Juan A. Bernal-Vega a a Museo de Peces de Agua Dulce e Invertebrados, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, Ciudad Universitaria, El Cabrero, David, Chiriquí, Panamá b Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, Ciudad Universitaria, El Cabrero, David, Chiriquí, Panamá *Autor para correspondencia: [email protected] (T.A. Ríos-González) Recibido: 8 octubre 2018; aceptado: 6 febrero 2019 Resumen Presentamos información sobre la riqueza y abundancia de especies de esfíngidos y satúrnidos recolectados en La Reserva Forestal Fortuna (RFF) y el Parque Internacional La Amistad (PILA) en la provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá. -
Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) of Rancho Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro, Paraguay with Documentation of Five New Country Records
REVISTA DEL MUSEO DE LA PLATA 2017, Volumen 2, Número 2: 77-96 The hawkmoths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) of Rancho Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro, Paraguay with documentation of five new country records P. Smith1,2, S.D. Ríos2,3, O. Petko2, R. Smith2 y K. Atkinson2 1FAUNA Paraguay, Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay www.faunaparaguay.com 2Para La Tierra, Centro IDEAL, Mariscal Estigarribia 321 c/ Tte. Capurro, Pilar, Dpto. Ñeembucú, Paraguay www.paralatierra.org E-mail: [email protected] 3Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Sucursal 1 Campus., Central XI, San Lorenzo, Paraguay E-mail: [email protected] REVISTA DEL MUSEO DE LA PLATA / 2017, Volumen 2, Número 2: 77-96 / ISSN 2545-6377 ISSN 2545-6377 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA - FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO Revista del Museo de La Plata 2017 Volumen 2, Número 2: 77-96 The hawkmoths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) of Rancho Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro, Paraguay with documentation of five new country records P. Smith1,2, S.D. Ríos2,3, O. Petko2, R. Smith2 y K. Atkinson2 1FAUNA Paraguay, Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay www.faunaparaguay.com 2Para La Tierra, Centro IDEAL, Mariscal Estigarribia 321 c/ Tte. Capurro, Pilar, Dpto. Ñeembucú, Paraguay www.paralatierra.org E-mail: [email protected] 3Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Sucursal 1 Campus., Central XI, San Lorenzo, Paraguay E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT. An annotated catalogue of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae) of Rancho Laguna Blanca (RLB) is provided. A total of 63 species was recorded, about two-thirds of the Paraguay fauna, including formal documentation of five previously unrecorded species, which takes the country total to 95. -
The Sphingidae (Bombycoidea) Includes About 1200 Santos Et Al
VOLUME 62, NUMBER 2 71 Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 62(2), 2008, 71-79 HAWKMOTH FAUNA OF A NORTHERN ATLANTIC RAIN FOREST REMNANT (SPHINGIDAE) JOSÉ ARAÚJO DUARTE JÚNIOR Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58059-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil; email: [email protected] .br AND CLEMENS SCHLINDWEIN Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; email: [email protected] ABSTRACT. We present results of a year-long faunistic survey of Sphingidae of the Brazilian northern Atlantic rain forest. The study was un- dertaken between August 2003 and July 2004, at the Private Nature Reserve (RPPN) Frei Caneca in the state of Pernambuco. Hawkmoths were captured using a 250-watt mercury-vapor light trap positioned against a white wall. We recorded 379 individuals of 50 species in 19 genera. The most abundant species were Erinnyis ello, E. alope, Neogene dynaeus and Protambulyx astygonus, which accounted for 44.2% of the collected individuals. More than one individual was recorded for all but eight species. Hawkmoths abundance was lowest in the months with intense rain- fall. The sphingid fauna of northeastern Brazil is compared with that of the Amazonian and southern Atlantic rain forest as well as with the ad- jacent caatinga, a tropical dry forest with abundant succulent plants. Species composition of Sphingidae of the northern Atlantic rain forest was most similar to that of the Amazonian forest. Additional key words: biodiversity, biogeography, Brazil, distribution, Pernambuco, South America, survey The Sphingidae (Bombycoidea) includes about 1200 Santos et al. -
Species Richness and Community Composition of Sphingid Moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Along an Elevational Gradient in Southeast Peru
ZOOLOGIA 36: e32938 ISSN 1984-4689 (online) zoologia.pensoft.net RESEARCH ARTICLE Species richness and community composition of sphingid moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) along an elevational gradient in southeast Peru Clayton A. Sublett 1, Jerry L. Cook 1, John P. Janovec 1 1Sam Houston State University Natural History Museum, Sam Houston State University, Box 2116, Huntsville, TX, USA. Corresponding author: Jerry L. Cook ([email protected]) http://zoobank.org/8B54170F-F62C-4D33-91DB-430773241A76 ABSTRACT. A clear low-elevation skewed unimodal richness pattern is presented for hawkmoths in Southeast Peru. Several hypotheses offer plausible explanations for such a distribution. The effects of water-energy dynamics are partially supported by a strong correlation between temperature and species richness at higher elevations. Further, hypotheses of plant diversity influences on hawkmoth ranges are supported by species richness peaking in transitional habitats. Sphingid subfamilies do not appear to be influenced by habitat type or elevational factors, such as temperature. This may make subfamily analysis a poor means of characterizing sphingid community composition unless study sites vary in the level of disturbance. This study documents 134 species in 23 genera of Sphingidae from five Southeastern Peru sites from the 7,545 specimens collected for the study. KEY WORDS. Biodiversity, community structure, elevation, Neotropical region. INTRODUCTION Beck and Chey (2008) suggested that diversity is limited by ambient energy (for which temperature can act as a proxy) One major challenge to studying patterns and mecha at high elevations and water availability at lower elevations. nisms of biodiversity is finding gradients sufficiently large This hypothesis is adapted from findings showing a shift from enough to observe any patterns while limiting confounding fac temperature to water as a limiting factor to diversity as latitude tors, such as biogeographical differences, between sites (Beck and decreases, and is based on an indirect, trophic cascade effect Chey 2008). -
Esfingídeos (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Em Savanas Na Área De Proteção Ambiental Alter Do Chão, Santarém, Pará, Brasil
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ PRÓ-REITORIA DE PESQUISA, PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO E INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA – PROPPIT PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM RECURSOS NATURAIS DA AMAZÔNIA – PPGRNA ESFINGÍDEOS (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE) EM SAVANAS NA ÁREA DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL ALTER DO CHÃO, SANTARÉM, PARÁ, BRASIL ANA CARLA WALFREDO DA CONCEIÇÃO Santarém, Pará Março, 2017 ANA CARLA WALFREDO DA CONCEIÇÃO ESFINGÍDEOS (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE) EM SAVANAS NA ÁREA DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL ALTER DO CHÃO, SANTARÉM, PARÁ, BRASIL ORIENTADOR: PROF. DR. JOSÉ AUGUSTO TESTON Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará – UFOPA, como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do título de Mestre em Ciências Ambientais, junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Recursos Naturais da Amazônia. Linha de Pesquisa: Genética e Conservação da Biodiversidade. Santarém, Pará Março, 2017 Dados Internacionais de Catalogação-na-Publicação (CIP) Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas – SIGI/UFOPA C744e Conceição, Ana Carla Walfredo da Esfingídeos (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) em Savanas na Área de Proteção Ambiental Alter do Chão, Santarém, Pará, Brasil./ Ana Carla Walfredo da Conceição. – Santarém, 2017. 117 fls.: il. Inclui bibliografias. Orientador José Augusto Teston Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Pró- Reitoria de Pesquisa, Pós-Graduação e Inovação Tecnológica - PROPPIT, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais da Amazônia - PPGRNA. 1. Lepidópteros. 2. Bombycoidea. 3. Conservação ambiental. I. Teston, José Augusto, orient. II. Título. CDD: 23 ed. 595.7898115 Bibliotecário - Documentalista: Renata Ferreira – CRB/2 1440 i ESFINGÍDEOS (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE) EM SAVANAS NA ÁREA DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL ALTER DO CHÃO, SANTARÉM, PARÁ, BRASIL Esta dissertação foi julgada adequada para a obtenção do Título de Mestre em Ciências Ambientais, Área de concentração: Estudos e Manejos dos Ecossistemas Amazônicos. -
Living World 2018.Pdf
PXVWDI¿UPWKDWDOODXWKRUVKDYHEHHQRIIHUHGDQRSSRUWXQLW\ WRSHUXVHWKHVXEPLWWHG YHUVLRQDQGKDYH THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB LV D VHFWLRQ DOORZLQJ FRQWULEXWRUVWR GHVFULEH XQXVXDO REVHUYDWLRQVRQ RXU ÀRUD DQG IDXQD 7KH WLWOH RI The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club was founded on 10 July, 1891. Its name was incorporated by an Act of Parliament (Act 17 of 1991). The objects of the Club are to bring together persons interested in the study of natural history, the diffusion of knowledge thereof and the conservation of nature. Monthly meetings are held at St. Mary’s College on the second Thursday of every month except December. 0HPEHUVKLS LVRSHQWRDOOSHUVRQVRIDWOHDVW¿IWHHQ\HDUVRIDJHZKRVXEVFULEH WRWKHREMHFWVRIWKH Club. Mission Statement To foster education and knowledge of natural history and to encourage and promote activities that lead to the appreciation, preservation and conservation of our natural heritage. Management Committee 2018 -2019 Editorial Committee President Renoir Auguste Graham White (Editor) Vice President Palaash Narase Amy Deacon (Assistant Editor) Secretary Amy Deacon Yasmin Comeau Assistant Secretary Danielle Morong Luke Rostant Treasurer Selwyn Gomes Kris Sookdeo Members Dan Jaggernauth Palaash Narase (Representing Laura Baboolal the Publications Committee) Kris Sookdeo ¿OHV Enquiries All enquiries concerning the Club should be addressed to: The Honorary Secretary P.O. Box 642, Port of Spain Republic of Trinidad and Tobago E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ttfnc.or g LIVING WORLD Journal of The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club 2018 Inca clathrata quesneli Boos and Ratcliffe Published December, 2018 Living World is published by The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists’ Club. All rights reserved. ISSN 1029-3299 Editorial The 2018 issues of Living World was initially pub- harvestmen and cyanobacteria is highlighted by V.A. -
Krizek, G. O. 1991. Sphingids in Photography. Tropical Lepidoptera 2(1)
Vol. 2 No. 1 1991 KRIZEK: Sphingids in Photography 43 TROPICAL LEPIDOPTERA, 2(1): 43-51 SPHINGIDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY GEORGE O. KRIZEK 2111 Bancroft Place NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA ABSTRACT.- Photographs (53) from life of mostly Neotropical and tropical Sphingidae, both flying and/or perching, are presented. Discussed and illustrated are 44 species. The larva of one species is illustrated. KEY WORDS: Adhemarius, Africa, Agrius, Austria, Basiothia, Brazil, Callionima, Cocytius, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Enyo, Erinnyis, Ethiopian, Eumorpha, Europe, Hemeroplanes, Hippotion, Hyles, Isognathus, Kenya, Macroglossum, Madoryx, Manduca, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Neotropical, Nyceryx, Oryba, Pachylia, Pachylioides, Palearctic, Perigonia, Peru, Protambulyx, Pseudosphinx, Sphingidae, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Xylophones. I have photographed sphingids on many occasions and in many Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus Fig. 7 places—e.g., in Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Our specimens is Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae, from the coast elsewhere—both in flight, as well as resting. Sphingids may often of Algeria, Tunisia, Europe to northern Turkey and northern Iran. be found nectaring at flowers such as Delphinium, Oenothera, Ifrane, Morocco, 8 May 1987, unusual nectaring while standing Saponaria, Phlox, Lantana, Mirabilis, Solatium, Cirsium, on Carduus during the daytime (Krizek, 1988). Carduus, Echium, etc. In the darkness, one is often forced to Hippotion celerio Linnaeus Fig. 8 make only "blind shots" when seeing something moving in front Moderate to high elevations throughout the Ethiopian, Oriental, of the lens. The help of another person informing the photogra- and Australian regions and southern Europe. Aberdare Country pher that the object to be photographed is approaching the area Club, Kenya, 3 Jan 1985, nectaring at Mirabilis.