Sphingidae de Argentina
Subfamilia - Sphinginae
Tribus - Smerinthini
Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval,1875)
English: Collected at Misiones Prov. (at Puero Iguazu) at light. probably the first record of this
specie in Argentina. also occur in Brazil.
Tribus - Sphingini
Manduca sexta/tucumana ?
English: Photographed at Entre Rios Prov.
Subfamilia - Macroglossinae
Tribus - Dilophonotini
Pachyliodes resumens (Walker,1856)
English: Wingspan 100mm. photographed at Misiones Prov. Puerto Iguazu at light in December 2005.
(first record of this specie in Argentina).
Espanol: Adulto 100mm. Distribuido en la Prov. de Misiones.
Phryxus caicus (Cramer,1777)
English: Wingspan 80mm. photographed at Misiones Prov. Puerto Iguazu at light in December 2005.
(first record of this specie in Argentina).
Espanol: Adulto 80mm. Distribuido en la Prov. de Misiones.
Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus,1758)
English: Wingspan 85mm. Distributed from Argentina to Canada. foodplants are Euphorbia pulcherrima,
Psidum species (Guava) and Papaya.
Tribus - Macroglossini
Xylophanes chiron nechus (Cramer,1777)
English: Photographed at Misiones Prov. Also distributed in Bolivia,Mexico and Belize.
Xylophanes ceratomioides (Grote & Robinson,1867)
English: Wingspan up to 96mm. Photographed at Misiones Prov. Distributed from Argentina to Mexico.