Adhemarius
Encyclopedia
Adhemarius 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
- Adhemarius blanchardorumAdhemarius blanchardorumAdhemarius blanchardorum is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Hodges in 1985, and is known from Texas and Mexico....
- Hodges, 1985 - Adhemarius daphneAdhemarius daphneAdhemarius daphne is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Boisduval, 1875, and is known from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, as well as Cuba and Costa Rica.There are probably at least two generations per year...
- (Boisduval, 1870) - Adhemarius dariensisAdhemarius dariensisAdhemarius dariensis is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is known from Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.The wingspan is 107-111 mm for males and 124 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) - Adhemarius dentoniAdhemarius dentoniAdhemarius dentoni is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Clark in 1916, and is found from Peru to Ecuador and has also been recorded from Bolivia....
- (Clark, 1916) - Adhemarius donysaAdhemarius donysaAdhemarius donysa is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Druce in 1889, and is known from Mexico.There are probably at least two generations per year....
- (Druce, 1889) - Adhemarius eurysthenesAdhemarius eurysthenesAdhemarius eurysthenes is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by R. Felder in 1874, and is known from Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay....
- (R. Felder, 1874) - Adhemarius fulvescensAdhemarius fulvescensAdhemarius fulvescens is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Closs in 1915, and is known from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and north-central Nicaragua....
- (Closs, 1915) - Adhemarius gagariniAdhemarius gagariniAdhemarius gagarini is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Zikán and 1935, and is known from Brazil, Bolivia and Guyana....
- (Zikan, 1935) - Adhemarius gannascusAdhemarius gannascusAdhemarius gannascus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, northern Argentina, southern Paraguay and Uruguay.The...
- (Stoll, 1790) - Adhemarius globiferAdhemarius globiferAdhemarius globifer is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Dyar and 1912, and is found from Mexico to southern Arizona.Adults are probably on wing year round....
- (Dyar, 1912) - Adhemarius jamaicensisAdhemarius jamaicensisAdhemarius jamaicensis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1915, and is known from Jamaica.Adults have been recorded in July, but there are probably at least two generations per year....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) - Adhemarius mexicanusAdhemarius mexicanusAdhemarius mexicanus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Balcázar-Lara and Beutelspacher, in 2001, and is known from Mexico, where it is found from Oaxaca to Jalisco....
- Balcázar-Lara & Beutelspacher, 2001 - Adhemarius palmeriAdhemarius palmeriAdhemarius palmeri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Costa Rica into most of South America.The wingspan is 99-124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.The larvae probably feed on Ocotea...
- (Boisduval, 1875) - Adhemarius roessleriAdhemarius roessleriAdhemarius roessleri is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Eitschberger in 2002, and is known from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, northern Peru and French Guiana.There are probably at least two generations per year....
- Eitschberger, 2002 - Adhemarius sexoculataAdhemarius sexoculataAdhemarius sexoculata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Grote in 1865, and is known from Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.The length of the forewings is 55-61 mm...
- (Grote, 1865) - Adhemarius tigrinaAdhemarius tigrinaAdhemarius tigrina is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Peru to Venezuela. It has also been recorded in Bolivia. Subspecies coronata is found in Colombia....
- (Felder, 1874) - Adhemarius ypsilonAdhemarius ypsilonAdhemarius ypsilon is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903, and is known from Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)