SPHINGIDAE - HAWK MOTHS: SUBFAMILY MACROGLOSSIINAE
Hawk-moths or "Sphingids" to people in the trade, are the largest and most instantly-recognisable of the moth families in Paraguay. They are characterised by their robust bodies, "triangular" wings, cryptic upperwing and frequently brightly-coloured underwing pattern. They are night flying, spending the day resting quitely, when they are so docile that they are reluctant to fly even when handled. The body is so thickly covered with scales that the head and abdomen merge with the thorax, giving them an almost cigar-shaped appearance. The narrow forewings with pointed tips and powerful thoracic muscles mean that they are agile fliers, able to fly swiftly but also to execute sudden movements and break suddenly - both useful in evasion of predators. The species in this gallery belong to the subfamily Macroglossiinae. To see species in the subfamily Smerinthinae and Sphinginae click here.
Many thanks to Ulf Drechsel and Ian Kitching for identifying the moths in this image gallery.
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Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
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Gallery 1 - Tribe Dilophonotini 
FIGURE 1a Aellops tantalus tantalus male - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 1b Callionima grisescens male - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 1c Callionima grisescens females - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 1d Callionima grisescens female- PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 1e Callionima inuus - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 1f Enyo ocypete - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
Gallery 2 - Tribe Dilophonotini: Genus Errinyis
FIGURE 2a Erinnyis alope - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June 2005).
FIGURE 2b Erinnyis alope - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel December 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2c Erinnyis ello male - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 2d Erinnyis ello female - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 2e Erinnyis obscura? (worn individual) - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 2f Erinnyis oenotrus - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
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Gallery 3 - Tribes Dilophonotini and Philampelini
FIGURE 3a Eurpyrrhoglossum sagra (Tribe Dilophonotini) - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 3b Nyceryx continua (Tribe Dilophonotini) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3c Pachylioides resumens (Tribe Dilophonotini) - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June 2005).
FIGURE 3d Pachylioides resumens (Tribe Dilophonotini) - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 3e Eumorpha analis (Tribe Philamapelini) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3f Eumorpha labruscae (Tribe Philamapelini) - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 3g Eumorpha labruscae (Tribe Philamapelini) - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 3h Eumorpha fasciatus (Tribe Philamapelini) - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 3i Eumorpha vitis (Tribe Philamapelini) - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
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Gallery 4 - Tribe Macroglossini
FIGURE 4a Xylophanes anubus - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 4b Xylophanes chiron - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 4c Xylophanes chiron - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4d Xylophanes tersa - PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4e Xylophanes tersa - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar (Paul Smith Septmber 2007).
FIGURE 4f Xylophanes tersa - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel December 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).