Hawkmoths of Brazil by Alan Martin
Callionima
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Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943) Common name: none
Original description: Hemeroplanes falcifera Gehlen, 1943. Ent. Zeitschrift. 57: 50.
Synonymous species: Hemeroplanes elainae (Neidhoefer, 1968); Hemeroplanes falcifera guaycura (Cary, 1963); Hemeroplanes jamaicensis (Cary, 1951).
Type specimen locality: Mexico
Distribution: can be found from the southern USA to Argentina. In Brazil it has only been recorded from the South-
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) Common name: Parce Sphinx
Original description: Sphinx parce Fabricius, 1775. Systema Entomologiae 543.
Synonymous species: Hemeroplanes parthenope (Zikan, 1935); Sphinx galianna (Burmeister, 1855); Sphinx licastus (Stoll, 1782)
Type specimen locality: Brasilia [Brazil]
Distribution: this species occurs widely across the Neotropical region from Mexico to Argentina. It has been recorded from all 5 regions of Brazil.
Callionima guiarti (Debauche, 1934) Common name: none
Original description: Hemeroplanes guiarti Debauche, 1934. Bull. Mus. roy. Hist. nat. Belge. 10 (39): 4.
Synonymous species: Hemeroplanes modesta (Gehlen, 1950)
Type specimen locality: Paraguay
Distribution: ranges across central South America from Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina to the eastern coast of Brazil. It has been recorded from the North-
Callionima pan (Cramer, [1779]) Common name: none
Original description: Sphinx pan Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-
Synonymous species: none
Type specimen locality: Surinam
Distribution: the nominate race C. pan pan is found from Colombia and Venezuela to northern Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, Central America to Amazonia (Northern region) and is replaced by the subspecies C. pan neivai in the West-
Callionima inuus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Common name: none
Original description: Hemeroplanes inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903. Novit. Zoologicae 9 (suppl): 388 (key), 391.
Synonymous species: Hemeroplanes brethesi (Kohler, 1924)
Type specimen locality: Iquitos [Peru]
Distribution: this species occurs throughout the Neotropical region. In Brazil it has been recorded from the North, North-
Callionima acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) Common name: none
Original description: Hemeroplanes acuta Rothschild & Jordan, 1910. Novit. Zoologicae 17: 451.
Synonymous species: none
Type specimen locality: Alianca, Amazonas, Brazil
Distribution: found in Peru, Bolivia and Rondonia in the Northern region of Brazil.
Callionima grisescens (Rothschild, 1894) Common name: none
Original description: Hemeroplanes grisescens Rothschild, 1894. Novit. Zoologicae 1: 73.
Synonymous species: C. grisescens elegans (Gehlen, 1935).
Type specimen locality: Tucuman, Argentina
Distribution: occurs in southern Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, and from the North-
Callionima nomius (Walker, 1856) Common name: Fan-
Original description: Calliomma nomius Walker, 1856. List Specimens Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 109.
Synonymous species: Eucheryx nomius (Boisduval, [1875])
Type specimen locality: Brazil
Distribution: C. nomius can be found throughout the Neotropical region from southern Mexico to northern Argentina and is a very common Sphingid in Brazil. It has been recorded from all 5 regions.