Macroglossinae

Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2017 (585), pp. 1-58 : 22-24

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Aellopos ceculus (Cramer, 1777) ( Figure 12 )

Englishman’s Bay , at Duranta flowers: ♂ 14 Mar 2013 (M. Kelly, photo; Figure 5B )

Aellopos clavipes clavipes (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903) ( Figures 13–14 )

Aellopos clavipes clavipes (Rothschild and Jordan): Kelly (2011)

Figures 13–14 shows pictures taken by Kelly (2011) on which this record is based. The dorsal view ( Figure 13 ) shows the outer row of three white spots, diagnostic for A. tantalus (Linnaeus) and A. clavipes , while the ventral view ( Figure 14 ) shows the two small vertical white streaks mid disk, diagnostic for A. clavipes ( D’Abrera 1986) .

Englishman’s Bay, at Duranta flowers 17.30h: ♀ 17 Feb 2009 (M. Kelly, photos; Figures 13–14 ; Starwood Trace, at Plumbago auriculata flowers 17.40h:? 17 Feb 2017 (J. Muddeman photos).

Enyo ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758)

Englishman’s Bay , at light: 4♂, 1♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.6-9; UWIZM.2015.15.79] ; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10897, 10899]

Erinnyis alope alope (Drury, 1773)

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect , hilltop MVL: 12♂, 2♀ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light:? ♂ (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 11884] ; ♂, ♀ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo: ♂ 10911–2; ♀ 10913–4]

Erinnyis ello ello (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nr. Arnos Vale , Prospect, hilltop MVL: 3♂ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Charlotteville , at light: ♂ 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [ MJWC] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 5♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.100-104] ; Scarborough , Marden House, MVL: ♀ 15 Jan 1982 (R. Forrester) [det. MJWC; discarded]

Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect , hilltop MVL: ♂ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 2? ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.72-73]

Eumorpha capronnieri (Boisduval, [1875])

Englishman’s Bay , at light: 2? ♂ (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 11884] ; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. In- graham) [M. Kelly photo 10995]

Eumorpha obliquus (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903)

Englishman’s Bay , at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.66] ; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10917–8]

Eumorpha satellitia licaon (Cramer, 1775)

Nr. Arnos Vale , Prospect, hilltop MVL: ♀ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Charlotteville , at light: 2♂ 15–19 Jun 1998 (Roger Hammond & Piers Meynell) [ UWIZM. CABI.7494-95] ; ♂ 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [ UWIZM.CABI.8160] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 5♂, ♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [2♂ UWIZM.2015.15.41-42; 3♂, 1♀ UWIZM.2015.15.62-65] ;? ♀ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10954–5]; Speyside , MVL: ♂ 14–17 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [ MJWC]

Eumorpha vitis vitis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect, hilltop MVL: 2♂, 2♀ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983]

Eupyrrhoglossum sagra (Poey, 1832)

Englishman’s Bay, at light:? late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo: 10908, 10909]

Hemeroplanes triptolemus (Cramer, 1779)

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♀ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo: 10907, 10910]

Madoryx oiclus oiclus (Cramer, 1779)

Englishman’s Bay , at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.39] ; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10995]

Oryba achemenides (Cramer, 1779)

Speyside, MVL: ♀ 14–17 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]

Pachlyia ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect , hilltop MVL: 2♀ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 4♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [2♂ UWIZM.2015.15.43-44; 2♂ UWIZM.2015.15.69-70] ; 2♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10915–6, 10952–3]

Pachylia syces syces (Hübner, [1819])

Englishman’s Bay, at light: 2♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM.2015.15.67-68]

Pachlyioides resumens (Walker, 1856)

Englishman’s Bay , at light: ♂, 2♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.13-14; UWIZM.2015.15.71]

Perigonia lusca lusca (Fabricius, 1777)

Englishman’s Bay , at light: 22? ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.10-11; UWIZM.2015.15.80-99] ; ♂, ♀ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photos: ♂ 10896, 10898; ♀ 10894, 10895, 10900, 10901]

Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771)

Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus) : Cock (2008), Ciesla (2011, p. 130)

Agrius cingulata (Drury) : Plester (1994) [misidentification; the description of the caterpillar and food plant is clearly P. tetrio ]

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect , hilltop MVL: 2♂, ♀ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: ♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM.2015.15.74]

Xylophanes pluto (Fabricius, 1777)

Nr. Arnos Vale, Prospect, hilltop MVL: 2♂ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983]

Xylophanes tersa tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)

Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus) : Rothschild and Jordan (1903)

Nr. Arnos Vale , Prospect, hilltop MVL: 2♂ 8 Aug 1977 (D.J. Stradling) [Det. D.J. Stradling, not kept, pers. comm. 1983] ; Englishman’s Bay : ♂ 1 Jan 2009 (M. Kelly, photo) ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 3? late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photos: 10882–3; 10957–8; 10993] ; Scarborough , Marden House, MVL: 3♂ 15 Jan 1982 (R. Forrester) [det. MJWC; discarded]

Xylophanes tyndarus (Boisduval, [1875])

Englishman’s Bay, at light: 4? (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 11885]

Figures

Figures 11–14. Sphingidae from Tobago. 11, Manduca rustica rustica (Fabricius), road kill, near Crown Point: ♀ 4 Jan 2014 (M. Kelly). 12, Aellopos ceculus (Cramer), at Duranta flowers, Englishman’s Bay, ♂ 14 Mar 2013 (M. Kelly). 13–14, Aellopos clavipes clavipes (Rothschild and Jordan), at Duranta flowers 17.30h, Englishman’s Bay, ♀ 17 Feb 2009 (M. Kelly).

Figures 5–8. Tobago moths recorded from images of living adults. 5, Herpetogramma omphalobasis (Hampson) (Crambidae) ♂, Charlotteville, 24 Oct 2015 (K. Sookdeo).6, Liopasia teneralis (Lederer) (Crambidae) ♀ Englishman’s Bay, 15 Dec 2014 (M. Kelly).7, Euprosterna aroensis (Schaus) (Limacodidae) ♂ Charlotteville, at light, 24 Oct 2015 (K. Sookdeo). 8, Hylesia metabus (Cramer) (Saturniidae) ♂ Englishman’s Bay, at light, 16 Dec 2014 (M. Kelly).