Callionima

Lucas, 1857

Species Guides

Callionima falcifera(Falcifera Sphinx Moth)
Callionima parce(Parce sphinx moth)

Callionima is a of hawkmoths (Sphingidae) established by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. The genus comprises approximately 15 recognized distributed primarily in the Neotropical region. The type species, Callionima parce, was described by Fabricius in 1775. Members of this genus are placed in the tribe Dilophonotini within the Macroglossinae.

Callionima parce by (c) Gerry van Tonder, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Gerry van Tonder. Used under a CC-BY license.

Callionima parce BMNHE273327 female un by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Hawkmoth (Callionima parce) (37958759834) by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Callionima: //ˌkæliˈɒnɪmə//

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Distribution

Neotropical region, including Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

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Taxonomic History

The was established by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) serves as the type . One synonym has been recognized: Callionima elegans (Gehlen, 1935) is now treated as a synonym of Callionima grisescens.

Species Diversity

The includes 15 accepted : C. acuta, C. calliomenae, C. denticulata, C. elainae, C. ellacombei, C. falcifera, C. gracilis, C. grisescens, C. guiarti, C. inuus, C. juliane, C. nomius, C. pan, C. parce (type species), and C. ramsdeni.