SPHINGIDAE Dilophontini FAUNA PARAGUAY

Many thanks to Ulf Drechsel and Ian Kitching for identifying the moths in this image gallery.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Jeni Oborn, Regis Nossent, Pier Caccialli, Sergio Rios, Marcelo Bombaci, Andres Contreras and Alberto Esquivel, and are used with their permission.

Gallery 1 - Aellopos
FIGURE 1a Aellopos clavipes - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 1b Aellopos sp. (clavipes or tantalus) female - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 1c Aellopos tantalus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 1d Aellopos tantalus underwing - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 1e Aellopos titan - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 1f Aellopos titan - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).

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Gallery 2 - Aleuron and Callionima
FIGURE 2a Aleuron iphis - PN Ybycui, Departamento Paraguarí (Sergio Rios March 2010).
FIGURE 2b Aleuron neglectum - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Andres Contreras May 2009).
FIGURE 2c Callionima falcifera - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 2d Callionima falcifera - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith January 2009).
FIGURE 2e Callionima inuus male - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 2f Callionima inuus female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 2g Callionima nomius - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 2h Callionima parce - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 2i Callionima parce - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 2j Callionima parce - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
FIGURE 2k Callionima grisescens male - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
FIGURE 2k Callionima grisescens female- PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).

Gallery 3 - Enyo
FIGURE 3a Enyo gorgon male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 3b Enyo gorgon female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3c Enyo gorgon male - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3d Enyo lugubris male - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3e Enyo lugubris female - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 3f Enyo ocypete male - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).

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Gallery 4 - Errinyis
FIGURE 4a Erinnyis alope - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (top left Paul Smith November 2008, bottom left Regis Nossent June 2005) right IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 4b Erinnyis alope - Asunción, Departamento Central (Sergio Rios undated).
FIGURE 4c Erinnyis alope larva - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel December 2007).
FIGURE 4d Erinnyis crameri - top Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008), bottom PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali June 2008).
FIGURE 4e Erinnyis crameri - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 4f Erinnyis domingonis - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 4g Erinnyis ello male - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4h Erinnyis ello female - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 4i Errinyis lassauxii - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (left Paul Smith right Jeni Oborn April 2008).
FIGURE 4j Erinnyis obscura male - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 4k Erinnyis obscura - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 4l Erinnyis oenotrus male - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 4m Erinnyis oenotrus male - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 4n Erinnyis oenotrus female - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2009).

Gallery 5 - Eupyrrhoglossum, Hyles and Madoryx
FIGURE 5a Eupyrrhoglossum sagra - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 5b Eupyrrhoglossum sagra underwing - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 5c Hyles euphorbiarum - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith Septmber 2010).
FIGURE 5d Madoryx bubastus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 5e Madoryx oiclus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).

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Gallery 6 - Nyceryx
FIGURE 6a Nyceryx alophus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 6b Nyceryx continua - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 6c Nyceryx continua - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 6d Nyceryx continua - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 6e Nyceryx furtadoi - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 6f Nyceryx riscus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 6g Nyceryx stuarti - Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2008). First record for Paraguay!

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Gallery 7 - Pachylia and Pachylioides
FIGURE 7a Pachylia ficus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (left Jeni Oborn June 2008, right Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 7b Pachylia ficus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 7c Pachylia syces - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2008).
FIGURE 7d Pachylia syces pre-pupal larva - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007)
FIGURE 7e Pachylioides resumens male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 7f Pachylioides resumens - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).

Gallery 8 - Perigonia and Phryxus
FIGURE 8a Perigonia ilus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (left Paul Smith, right Jeni Oborn April 2008).
FIGURE 8b Perigonia ilus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2008).
FIGURE 8c Perigonia lusca - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 8d Perigonia pallida - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 8e Phryxus caicus - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).