Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)

Rose-Smyth, M. C., Askew, R. R., van, P. A., Stafford, B., Simon, M. J., Goss, G. J. & Rozycki, R., 2022, A checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Cayman Islands: with implications for the pollination of the ghost orchid Dendrophylax fawcettii Rolfe (Orchidaceae: Angraecinae) and consideration of bat predation, Insecta Mundi 2022 (933), pp. 1-27 : 17-18

Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)

Jordan (1940) Grand Cayman 1♀ 14.v. 1938 in light trap ; Little Cayman 1♂ 2.vi. 1938 in light trap. Askew (1980) Little Cayman Pirates Point (1♂ vii.1975 at uv light, 1♂ 22.vii.1975 at house light ( RRA).

Later records

Grand Cayman

2, 21.ii.1993 3km west of Colliers at black light (W.E. Steiner & J.W. Swearingen, NTCI)

61, 13.vi.2005 West Bay, on house wall at security light (Sonny Rivers, P)

14.i.2014 Valley Gardens 08:33, fresh individual caught by adult male Anolis conspersus Garman ( Squamata : Dactyloidae ), held by rear abdomen and struggling to escape before being dragged out of sight (RoseSmyth, P, V)

19.v.2016 Valley Gardens 03:53 uv light, fresh individual (Rose-Smyth, P, MCR)

24.vi.2017 Colliers Wilderness Reserve, at gate (SGR)

18.xi.2017 Grand Cayman (Stafford, P)

07.v.2018 Valley Gardens 21:14 uv light (Rose-Smyth, P, MCR)

11.v.2018 Valley Gardens 22:13 (Rose-Smyth, P)

Cocytius antaeus (Drury, 1773)

Jordan (1940) Grand Cayman 1♀ 27.viii.1938 Georgetown.

Later records

Grand Cayman

03.ii.1985 George Town, MRCU (Geddes Hislop, NTCI)

2.xii.2003 George Town (Stafford, NTCI)

2003 North Side, Hutland Road (Mars Van Liefde, NTCI)

20.vi.2006 George Town, Walkers Road, larva on Annona squamosa L. (sweetsop; Annonaceae ) P, Stafford, NTCI)

14.ii.2010 QEIIBP (Rose-Smyth)

06.iv.2011 QEIIBP in orchid shade house in proximity to blooming Dendrophylax fawcettii (Rose-Smyth, P)

21.ii.2015 George Town (iNaturalist #1635258, P)

27.vi.2015 Valley Gardens 06:57 (Rose-Smyth, P)

01.iii.2016 West Bay, larva collected from non-native, cultivated A. squamosa (sweetsop) (Carole Jones, RoseSmyth, P)

22.i.2017 Valley Gardens 22:10 on west house wall, uv light (Rose-Smyth, P)

27.xii.2017 Valley Gardens 15:05 on east porch column in full sun, being watched by adult male Anolis conspersus , but the anole left and any subsequent interaction was not observed. (Rose-Smyth, P)

01.iv.2018 Valley Gardens 21:42 on west porch, uv light; tip of abdomen missing (Rose-Smyth, P).