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Table 1: Summary Details for the Specimens of the 16 Generalist Morphospecies from Which a COI Barcode Was Obtained Table 1: Summary details for the specimens of the 16 generalist morphospecies from which a COI barcode was obtained No. of host species among those No. Morphospecies Interim Name barcoded Host families and species Barcoded reared "Anoxynops auratus" 34 49 Nymphalidae, Magneuptychia Anoxynops auratusDHJ01 1 gigas 1 Nymphalidae, Antirrhea Anoxynops auratusDHJ03 1 miltiades 1 Nymphalidae, Siderone Anoxynops auratusDHJ04 1 marthesia 4 Nymphalidae, Caligo Anoxynops auratusDHJ05 2 telamonius, C. eurilochus 2 Nymphalidae, Opsiphanes Anoxynops auratusDHJ06 2 tamarindi, O. bogotanus 10 Nymphalidae, Opsiphanes Anoxynops auratusDHJ07 1 quiteria 10 Nymphalidae, Opsiphanes Anoxynops auratusDHJ08 1 cassina 7 "Blepharipa albicauda" Blepharipa albicauda at least 21 at least 7 families 108 226 "Blepharipa fimbriata" 221 483 Hesperiidae, Achlyodes busirus, Blepharipa fimbriataDHJ01 2 A. thraso 23 Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae; 2 records of Nymphalidae, Blepharipa fimbriataDHJ04 at least 24 Manataria maculata 123 Notodontidae, Lirimiris, Farigia, Blepharipa fimbriataDHJ11 4 Heterocampa 28 Saturniidae, Syssphinx, Blepharipa fimbriataDHJ12 4 Ptiloscola dargei 47 "Chetogena scutellaris" 82 172 Chetogena scutellarisDHJ01 at least 22 at least 12 families 38 Chetogena scutellarisDHJ02 at least 20 at least 9 families 44 "Drino piceiventris" 223 455 Sphingidae, Callionima Drino piceiventrisDHJ03 1 denticulata 22 Drino piceiventrisDHJ04 1 Sphingidae, Adhemarius ypsilon 13 Sphingidae, Manduca, Erinnyis, Drino piceiventrisDHJ05 12 Eumorpha, Madoryx; rain forest 46 Sphingidae, Manduca, Protambulyx, Madoryx, dry Drino piceiventrisDHJ06 6 forest 16 Sphingidae, Enyo, Eumorpha, Aleuron, on Drino piceiventrisDHJ07 5 Dilleniaceae/Vitaceae 27 Sphingidae, Cautethia spuria, C. Drino piceiventrisDHJ08 2 yucatana 4 Sphingidae, Erinnyis, Drino piceiventrisDHJ09 3 Eupyrrhoglossum 4 Sphingidae, Enyo, Aleuron, Drino piceiventrisDHJ10 5 Erinnyis 14 Drino piceiventrisDHJ11 3 Sphinigdae, Pachylia, Erinnyis 24 Drino piceiventrisDHJ13 2 Sphingidae, Enyo 5 Sphingidae, Aellopos fadus, A. Drino piceiventrisDHJ17 2 titan; dry forest 16 Sphingidae, Aellopos ceculus, A. Drino piceiventrisDHJ18 2 titan; rain forest 32 "Drino rhoeo" 39 205 Drino rhoeoDHJ01 1 Sphingidae, Manduca florestan 25 Sphingidae, Manduca dilucida, Drino rhoeoDHJ02 2 M. sexta 4 Sphingidae, Manduca corallina, Drino rhoeoDHJ03 2 M. dilucida 10 "Eucelatoria armigera" 98 451 Pyralidae, Chloropaschia Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ01 1 mennusalis 21 Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ02 1 Noctuidae, Radara zoum 2 Noctuidae, Coenipeta phasia, C. Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ03 2 colliquens 5 Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ04 1 Noctuidae, Azeta rhodogaster 32 Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ05 1 Noctuidae, Anomis luridula 12 Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ06 1 Crambidae, Palpita flegia 3 Noctuidae, Pseudaleteia sequax, Pyralidae, Macalla thyrsisalis; Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ07 3 gregarious species 22 Pyralidae, Accinctapubes Eucelatoria armigeraDHJ08 1 albifasciata 1 “Hemisturmia tenuipalpis” 78 101 Hemisturmia tenuipalpisDHJ01 1 Immidae 2 Hemisturmia tenuipalpisDHJ02 1 Saturniidae, Hylesia umbrata 2 Hemisturmia tenuipalpisDHJ03 10 5 families, mostly Saturniidae 67 Crambidae, Cliniodes opalalis, Hemisturmia tenuipalpisDHJ04 2 C. nomadalis 7 "Hyphantrophaga blanda" 84 297 Geometridae, Cyclomia Hyphantrophaga blandaDHJ02 1 disparilis 8 Crambidae, Omiodes cunculalis, Hyphantrophaga blandaDHJ03 3 C. fulvicauda, C. humeralis 43 Hyphantrophaga blandaDHJ06 21 at least 7 families 33 Hyphantrophaga virilis Hyphantrophaga virilis at least 153 at least 15 families 135 478 Lespesia aletiae Lespesia aletiae at least 55 at least 12 families 221 321 "Lespesia parviteres" 82 161 Lespesia parviteresDHJ01 2 Pieridae, Itaballia, Ganyra 3 Lespesia parviteresDHJ02 1 Noctuidae, Radara inordinata 6 Lespesia parviteresDHJ04 4 Riodinidae 8 Hesperiidae, Noctuidae mostly Lespesia parviteresDHJ06 6 Mocis repanda 65 "Lespesia postica" 132 181 Notodontidae, Disphragis Lespesia posticaDHJ01 2 gelduba, D. mortis 25 Noctuidae, 31 Neotuerta Lespesia posticaDHJ05 2 sabulosa, 1 other 32 Lespesia posticaDHJ06 6 Noctuidae, 6 species of Cropia 58 Megalopygidae, Geometridae, Lespesia posticaDHJ07 5 Mimallonidae 15 Noctuidae, Chalcoecia Lespesia posticaDHJ08 1 harminella 1 Lespesia posticaDHJ11 1 Noctuidae 1 "Patelloa xanthura" 333 729 Patelloa xanthuraDHJ01 at least 145 at least 19 families 300 Patelloa xanthuraDHJ03 3 Papilionidae, Battus, Pareides 5 Patelloa xanthuraDHJ04 6 Hesperiidae, plus 1 Arctiidae 11 Saturniidae, Limacodidae, Patelloa xanthuraDHJ05 6 Nymphalidae, all spiny 15 Patelloa xanthuraDHJ06 1 Limacodidae 1 Patelloa xanthuraDHJ02 1 Papilionidae 1 "Siphosturmia rafaeli" 234 370 Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ01 1 Hesperiidae, Pellicia arina 9 Hesperiidae, Chiomara, Ebrietas, Gorgythion, Ouleus, Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ02 8 Pythonides, Quadrus, Sostrata 89 Hesperiidae, Nisoniades, Paches, Noctuana, Pachyneuria, Pellicia dimidiata, Polyctor, Quadrus, Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ03 10 Saliana, Tosta 101 Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ04 1 Hesperiidae, Polythrix asine 8 Hesperiidae, Pythonides, Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ05 2 Quadrus 5 Hesperiidae, Pythonides, Siphosturmia rafaeliDHJ06 3 Quadrus 22 "Winthemia tricolor" 26 34 Arctiidae, Dysschema Winthemia tricolorDHJ01 1 leucophaea 8 Winthemia tricolorDHJ02 1 Arctiidae, Pachydota saduca 2 Geometridae, Nephodia Winthemia tricolorDHJ03 1 Janzen01 15 Winthemia tricolorDHJ04 1 Geometridae 1 .
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