Published October 6, 2025 | Version v1
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Callionima calliomenae

  • 1. Swiss Human Institute of Forensic Taphonomy, University Centre of Legal Medicine, CH- 1000, Lausanne, Switzerland & Museum Cantonal des Sciences Naturelles, Palais de Rumine, Place de la Riponne 6, CH- 1014, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 2. Sphingidae Museum of Czech Republic (SMCR), 261 01 Příbram, Czech Republic & " Le Roc " F. 47310 Laplume, France

Description

Callionima calliomenae (Schaufuss, 1870) (Fig 4. B)

General distribution. Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

Distribution in the DR. Widespread throughout the country (Fig 1. E).

Habitat. Elevation 10–1740 m. A species of dry forest usually of low and medium elevations, sometimes very common but usually only locally.

Host plants. Larval stages and host plants unknown.

Material examined.

Hodecek: Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'41"N 70°50'11"W, 1630 m, 7/2021, 2 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Aniana Vargas NP: 19°00'59"N 70°16'07"W, 1630 m, 7/2021, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'41"N 70°50'11"W, 1630 m, 6/2023, 3 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Constanza, La Vega: 18°59'43"N 70°49'23"W, 1740 m, 6/2023, 1 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Jaragua National Park: 17°47'32"N 71°27'38"W, 123 m, 6/2023, 10 ♂ 8 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Paraiso, Barahona: 17°59'56"N 71°09'44"W, 99 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Pedernales province: 18°06'24"N 71°37'12"W, 700 m, 6/2023, 1 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Punta Cana, Macao: 18°43'50"N 68°29'51"W, 9 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Sierra de Bahoruco National Park: 18°08'15"N 71°32'38"W, 1400 m, 6/2023, 4 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Valle Nuevo National Park: 18°53'10"N 70°33'44"W, 650 m, 6/2023, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek; Punta Cana, Macao: 18°43'50"N 68°29'51"W, 9 m, 5/2024, 1 ♀, leg. J. Hodecek; Jaragua National Park: 17°47'32"N 71°27'38"W, 123 m, 5/2024, 1 ♂, leg. J. Hodecek.

Haxaire: Pedernales, trail from Pedernales to Los Arroyos pk 6: 18°07'28"N 71°43'33"W, 367 m, 12/08/2007, 2 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit; Azua, trail from Padre Las Casas to Guyabal pk 2: 18°45'13"N 70°55'05"W, 586 m, 14/08/2007, 3 ♂, leg. Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit.

Notes

Published as part of Hodecek, Jiri & Haxaire, Jean, 2025, A revised and annotated checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Dominican Republic, with new records and distribution maps of chosen species, pp. 401-427 in Zootaxa 5701 (4) on page 414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/17326170

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Schaufuss
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Callionima
Species
calliomenae
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Callionima calliomenae (Schaufuss, 1870) sec. Hodecek & Haxaire, 2025