I have arranged the images in accordance with my perception of wing characters: predominent markings, shape, colour, size.
There are probably some Colombian species not listed below, and there are some species not officially confirmed for Colombia, although I think they have a good chance of being found there.
Females often have a wing shape or pattern that differs from the males. I hope some day to also have a thumbnail checklist for the females.
Adhemarius: |
Adhemarius dentoni dark area on basal costa slightly separated from rest of dark band to i. m. fw more produced than in gannascus; large dark trapezoid in apical area Adhemarius gannascus dark area on basal costa continuous to inner margin forewing less produced than in dentoni; dark apical area reduced to thin comma; Adhemarius daphne no dark area on basal costa dark apical area broader than in gannascus Cundinamarca, Dec. 14, 2010, RTN |
Adhemarius ypsilon dark area on lower half of costa merges with larger area to inner margin; costa generally devoid of other dark patches except trapezoid near apex Adhemarius palmeri large semicircular dark area on costa; separate from larger, lower dark area; additional dark patches on costa oblong dark oval in lower median area |
Adhemarius tigrina no dark area on basal costa; very similar to sexoculata; no hw eyespots on veins CUA2, A1 hindwing basal area yellow Adhemaris sexoculata no dark area on basal costa; very similar to tigrina; six hw eyespots on CuA2, 1A, CuA1 hw basal area pinkish |
Protambulyx
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