Guana: Moths (Lepidoptera)

Sphingidae
Sphinginae
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius 1775).  U.S. south to Argentina.
Cocytius antaeus (Drury 1773).  Southern U.S. to Argentina.
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus 1763).  Widespread in New World.
Manduca rustica (Fabricius 1775).  Widespread in New World.
Manduca brontes (Drury 1773).  Antilles north to Central Florida.
Macroglossinae
Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus 1771).  U.S. through Antilles to Argentina.
Erinnyis alope (Drury 1773).  Widespread in New World.
Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus 1758).  Neotropical.
Erinnyis crameri (Schaus 1898).  Southern U.S. through Caribbean south to Brazil.
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler 1875).  Southern U.S. through Caribbean south to Brazil.
Erinnyis obscura (Fabricius 1775).  Southern U.S. through Caribbean south to Brazil.
Pachylia ficus (Linnaeus 1758).  Widespread in New World.
Callionima falcifera (Gehlen 1943).  Southern U.S. to Argentina.
Perigonia lusca (Fabricius 1777).  Southern Florida to Argentina.
Enyo lugubris (Linnaeus 1771).  Southern U.S., Antilles, south to Argentina.
Aellopos tantalus (Linnaeus 1758).  New York south to Argentina.
Eumorpha vitis (Linnaeus 1758).  U.S. through Caribbean to Argentina.
Cauthetia noctuiformis (Walker 1856).  Caribbean.
Xylophanes chiron (Drury 1770).  Mexico through Antilles to Argentina.
Xylophanes pluto (Fabricius 1777).  Southern U.S. to Brazil.
Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus 1771).  Ontario, Antilles south to Argentina.
Hyles lineata (Fabricius 1775).  Worldwide.
Notodontidae
Nystalea nyseus (Cramer 1775).  Mexico through Caribbean south to Brazil.
Noctuidae
Heliothinae
Heliothis subflexa (Guenée 1852).  North America, Antilles, south to Argentina.
Noctuinae
Anicla infecta (Ochsenheimer 1816).  Central U.S. south to Argentina.
Hadeninae
Leucania humidicola Guenée 1852.  Antilles to Brazil.
Leucania dorsalis Walker 1856.  Southern Florida through Neotropics.
Amphipyrinae
Neogalea sunia (Guenée 1852).  Florida to Argentina.
Catabenoides terminellus (Grote 1883).  Southern U.S., Antilles.
Catabenoides lazelli Becker & Miller 2002.  Guana, Anegada, St. Croix.
Spodoptera albulum (Walker 1857).  U.S., Antilles, south to Argentina.
Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith 1797).  Widespread in New World.
Spodoptera latifascia (Walker 1856).  U.S. Gulf States, Antilles south to Costa Rica.
Spodoptera pulchella (Herrich-Schäffer 1868).  Florida, Greater Antilles.
Spodoptera dolichos (Fabricius 1794).  U.S. Gulf States, Antilles south to Costa Rica.
Magusa orbifera (Walker 1857).  Widespread from Canada to Argentina.
Condica albigera (Guenée 1852).  Mexico through Antilles to Paraguay.
Condica mobilis (Walker 1857).  Southern U.S. through Antilles to Argentina.
Condica sutor (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles to Argentina.
Perigea gloria Becker & Miller 2002.  Guana, Tortola.
Elaphria agrotina (Guenée 1852).  Florida, Antilles south to Argentina.
Elaphria nucicolora (Guenée 1852).  Neotropical.
Anateinoma affabilis Möschler 1890.  Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.
Micrathetis triplex (Walker 1857).  Southern U.S. through South America.
Agaristinae
Caularis undulans Walker 1858.  Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rican Bank.
Bagisarinae
Bagisara repanda (Fabricius 1793).  Southeast U.S. to Paraguay.
Acontiinae
Amyna axis (Guenée 1852).  Pantropical.
Ponometia exigua (Fabricius 1793).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Cydosia nobilitella (Cramer 1779).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Tripudia quadrifera (Zeller 1874).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Tripudia balteata Smith 1900.  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Ommatochila mundula (Zeller 1872).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Cobubatha metaspilaris Walker 1863.  Antilles.
Eumicremma minima (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Eublemma rectum (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Spragueia margana (Fabricius 1794).  Southern U.S., Neotropics.
Spragueia perstructana (Walker 1865).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Costa Rica.
Thioptera aurifere (Walker 1858).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Sarrothripinae
Characoma nilotica (Rogenhofer 1882).  Pantropical.
Collomena filifera (Walker 1857).  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Motya abseuzalis Walker 1859.  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Euteliinae
Paectes obrotunda (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Paraguay.
Plusiinae
Pseudoplusia includens (Walker 1858).  U.S. to northern Chile and Argentina.
Catocalinae
Ptichodis immunis (Guenée 1852).  Mexico through Antilles to Brazil.
Mocis latipes (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Mocis antillesia Hampson 1913.  Lesser Antilles, Bahamas.
Mocis repanda (Fabricius 1794).  Antilles, Guatemala.
Ophisma tropicalis Guenée 1852.  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Ophiderinae
Azeta versicolor (Fabricius 1794).  Neotropical.
Metallata absumens (Walker 1862).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Plusiodonta thomae (Guenée 1852).  Endemic to Antilles.
Syllectra erycata (Cramer 1780).  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Litoprosopus puncticosta Hampson 1926.  Haiti, Virgin Islands.
Diphthera festiva (Fabricius 1775).  Neotropical.
Gonodonta bidens Geyer 1832.  Florida, Antilles south to Argentina.
Melipotis acontioides (Guenée 1852).  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner 1831).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Uruguay.
Melipotis contorta (Guenée 1852).  Florida, Antilles.
Melipotis famelica (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Venezuela.
Melipotis ochrodes (Guenée 1852).  Mexico through Antilles to Brazil.
Melipotis januaris (Guenée 1852).  Southern U.S., Antilles, northern South America.
Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus 1758).  Pantropical.
Epidromia lienaris (Hübner 1823).  Neotropical.
Manbuta pyraliformis (Walker 1858).  Florida, Antilles.
Ephyrodes cacata Guenée 1852.  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Colombia.
Concana mundissima Walker 1858.  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Massala asema Hampson 1926.  Antilles.
Lesmone formularis (Geyer 1837).  Neotropical.
Lesmone hinna (Geyer 1837).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Eulepidotis addens (Walker 1858).  Antilles.
Eulepidotis modestula (Herrich-Schäffer 1869).  Antilles.
Toxonprucha diffundens (Walker 1858).  Antilles south to Brazil.
Kakopoda progenies (Guenée 1852).  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Parachabora abydas (Herrich-Schäffer 1869).  Mexico through Antilles to Brazil.
Cecharismena abarusalis (Walker 1859).  Florida, Antilles south to Brazil.
Cecharismena cara Möschler 1890.  Antilles.
Glympis eubolialis (Walker 1866).  Antilles.
Herminiinae
Drepanopalpia lunifera (Butler 1878).  Antilles.
Lascoria orneodalis (Guenée 1854).  Florida, Antilles.
Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée 1854.  Southern U.S., Central America, Antilles.
Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée 1854.  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Bleptina menalcasalis Walker 1859.  Antilles south to Venezuela.
Bleptina araealis (Hampson 1901).  Antilles, Florida.
Hypeninae
Hypena lividalis (Hübner 1790).  Southern Palearctic, Pantropical.
Hypena minualis (Guenée 1854).  Antilles south to Brazil.
Arctiidae
Arctiinae
Hypercompe simplex (Walker 1855).  Puerto Rican Bank, Lesser Antilles.
Calidota strigosa (Walker 1855).  Antilles, Southern U.S.
Eupseudosoma involutum (Sepp 1855).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus 1758).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus 1758).  Africa, Asia, Neotropics.
Pericopinae
Composia credula (Fabricius 1775).  Antilles, Puerto Rican Bank.
Ctenuchinae
Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus 1767).  Restricted to Puerto Rican Bank.
Horama pretus (Cramer 1777).  Antilles.
Horama panthalon (Fabricius 1793).  Southern U.S., Antilles to southern Brazil.
Cosmosoma achemon (Fabricius 1781).  Antilles south to Brazil.
Eunomia colombina (Fabricius 1793).  Antilles.
Nyridela chalciope (Hübner 1831).  Antilles, Central America.
Lithosiinae
Afrida charientisma Dyar 1913.  Antilles.
Progona pallida (Möschler 1890).  Puerto Rico.
Lomuna nigripuncta (Hampson 1900).  Puerto Rico.
Geometridae
Oenochrominae
Almodes terraria Guenée 1858.  Southern U.S., Antilles to Colombia.
Ennominae
Pero rectisectaria (Herrich-Schäffer 1855).  Puerto Rican Bank, Lesser Antilles.
Oxydia vesulia (Cramer 1779).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Erastria decrepitaria (Hübner 1823).  Southern U.S., Antilles south to Brazil.
Sphacelodes fusilineatus (Walker 1860).  Antilles.
Macaria paleolata (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Patalene ephyrata (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Cyclomia mopsaria Guenée 1858.  Antilles south to Brazil.
Geometrinae
Eueana simplaria Herbulot 1986.  Guana, Guadaloupe.
Phrudocentra centrifugarium (Herrich-Schäffer 1870).  Florida to Puerto Rico.
Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler 1886).  Florida, Antilles.
Synchlora frondaria (Guenée 1858).  U.S., Antilles south to Argentina.
Synchlora cupedinaria (Grote 1880).  Florida to Virgin Islands, Nevis.
Sterrhinae
Semaeopus malefidarius (Möschler 1890).  Puerto Rican Bank.
Leptostales noctuata (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Acratodes suavata (Hulst 1900).  Southern U.S., Antilles.
Lobocleta nymphidiata (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Scopula laresaria Schaus 1940.  Puerto Rican Bank.
Idaea sp., probably I. fernaria (Schaus 1940).  Antilles.
Idaea monata (Forbes in Ramos 1947).  Antilles.
Idaea minuta (Schaus 1901).  Antilles, U.S.
Idaea eupitheciata (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Leptostales phorcaria (Guenée 1858).  Antilles.
Leptostales oblinataria Möschler 1890.  Southern U.S., Antilles to South America.
Larentiinae
Obila praecurraria (Möschler 1890).  Antilles.
Pterocypha defensata Walker 1862.  Southern U.S., Antilles.
Hyblaeidae
Hyblaea puera species complex.
Cossidae
Psychonoctua personalis Grote 1865.  Antilles, Mexico.
Crambidae
Crambinae
Argyria diplomochalis Dyar 1913.  Puerto Rico.
Donacoscaptes micralis (Hampson 1919).  Antilles.
Fissicrambus fissiradiellus (Walker 1863).  Antilles, Panama, Colombia.
Fissicrambus minuellus (Walker 1863).  Florida, Antilles, Central America.
Microcrambus atristrigellus (Hampson 1919).  Jamaica.
Odontiinae
Cliniodes nomadalis Dyar 1912.  Central America, Antilles.
Microtheoris ophionalis (Walker 1859).  Southern U.S., Central America, Antilles.
Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens 1834).  Antilles.
Glaphyriinae
Alatuncusia bergii (Möschler 1891).  Southern Florida, Antilles, perhaps South America.
Chalcoela iphitalis (Walker 1859).  North America to Guatemala.
Chalcoela pegasalis (Walker 1859).  North America, Antilles.
Contortipalpia santiagalis (Schaus 1920).  Antilles.
Dichogama amabilis Moschler 1891.  Southern Florida to Antilles.
Dichogama innocua (Fabricius 1793).  Antilles, Central America.
Dichogama redtenbacheri Lederer 1863.  Southern Florida, Neotropics.
Galphyria badierana (Fabricius 1794).  Antilles, Central America.
Schacontia n. sp.  Neotropical.
Evergestinae
Evergestella evincalis (Moschler 1891).  Antilles, Florida Keys.
Pyraustinae
Achyra bifidalis (Fabricius 1794).  Neotropical.
Achyra rantalis (Guenée 1854).  New World.
Arthromastix lauralis (Walker 1859).  Neotropical.
Asciodes gordialis Guenée 1854.  Neotropical.
Atomopteryx serpentifera (Hampson 1913).  Antilles.
Bicilia iarchasalis (Walker 1859).  Neotropical.
Cryptobotys zoilusalis (Walker 1859).  Neotropical.
Desmia ufeus (Cramer 1777).  Neotropical.
Diaphania costata (Fabricius 1794).  Antilles.
Diaphania elegans (Möschler 1890).  Antilles, Central America.
Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus 1767).  Neotropical.
Diaphantania species near D. ceresalis (Walker 1859).  Antilles.
Ennomosia basalis (Hampson 1897).  Antilles.
Epicorsia cerata (Fabricius 1795).  Lesser Antilles.
Epipagis algarrobolis (Schaus 1940).  Lesser Antilles.
Ercta vittata (Fabricius 1794).  Neotropical.
Eulepte gastralis (Guenée 1854).  Antilles.
Glyphodes sibillalis Walker 1859.  Neotropical.
Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius 1794).  Neotropical.
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée 1854).  Neotropical.
Loxomorpha cambogialis (Guenée 1854).  Neotropical.
Marasmia cochrusalis (Walker 1859).  Neotropical.
Marasmia sp.  Virgin Islands.
Microthyris anormalis (Guenée 1854).  Neotropical.
Oenobotys vinotinctalis (Hampson 1895).  Neotropical.
Omiodes albicinctalis (Hampson 1904).  Antilles.
Omiodes indicata (Fabricius 1775).  Pantropical.
Palpita flegia (Cramer 1777).  Neotropical.
Palpita persmilis Munroe 1959.  Neotropical.
Palpita viettei Munroe 1959.  Neotropical.
Palpusia species near P. eurypalpalis (Hampson 1912).
Phaedropsis principaloides (Möschler 1890).  Antilles.
Portentomorpha xanthialis (Guenée 1854).  Neotropical.
Pseudopyrausta minima (Hedemann 1894).  Lesser Antilles.
Pyrausta insignitalis (Guenée 1854).  Lesser Antilles.
Pyrausta laresalis Schaus 1940.  Lesser Antilles.
Samea ecclesialis Guenée 1854.  Antilles.
Sathria onophasalis (Walker 1859).  Antilles.
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius 1775).  Pantropical.
Steniodes mendica (Hedemann 1894).  Antilles.
Synclera jarbusalis (Walker 1859).  Antilles.
Syngamia florella (Stoll 1781).  Neotropical.
Uresiphita reversalis (Guenée 1854).  Neotropical.
Pyralidae
Pyralinae
Ocrasa nostralis (Walker 1854).  Pantropical.
Chrysauginae
Bonchis munitalis (Lederer 1863).  Neotropical.
Murgisca subductella (Moschler 1890).  Lesser Antilles.
Streptopalpia minusculalis (Moschler 1890).  Neotropical.
Galleriinae
Pogrima palmasalis Schaus 1940.  Antilles.
Thyridopyralis gallaerandialis Dyar 1901.  Florida.
Epipaschiinae
Phidotricha erigens Ragonot 1888.  Antilles, Central America.
Phidotricha insularella (Ragonot 1888).  Antilles, Central America.
Tineopaschia minuta Hampson 1916.  Antilles.
Phycitinae
Anabasis ochrodesma (Zeller 1881).  Southeast U.S. to northern South America.
Ancylostomia stercorea (Zeller 1848).  Neotropical.
Australephestiodes stictella (Hampson 1901).  Antilles.
Bema neuricella (Zeller 1848).  Neotropical.
Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg 1885).  Native to South America, introduced worldwide.
Cassiana malacella (Dyar 1914).  Mexico.
Crocidomera fissuralis (Walker 1863).  Hispaniola, Puerto Rico.
Ectomyelois decolor (Zeller 1881).  Antilles, Central America, South America.
Erelieva quantulella (Hulst 1887).  U.S., Antilles.
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke 1832).  Cosmopolitan.
Eurythmia hospitella (Zeller 1875).  U.S.
Fundella argentina Dyar 1919.  Neotropical.
Hypargyria definitella (Zeller 1881).  Neotropical.
Oryctometopia fossulatella Ragonot 1888.  Texas, Antilles, Central America to Brazil.
Ozamia lucidalis (Walker 1863).  Neotropical.
Sarasota furculella (Dyar 1919).  Antilles.
Unadilla erronella (Zeller 1881).  Neotropical.
Zamagiria laidion (Zeller 1881).  Neotropical.
Pterophoridae
Adania ambrosiae (Murtfeldt 1880).  North America, Antilles, Galapagos.
Adania thomae (Zeller 1877).  Antilles, South America.
Exelastis cervinicolor (Barnes & McDunnough 1913).  Florida, Antilles, Galapagos.
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller 1873).  Neotropical.
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker 1864).  Pantropical.
Megalorrhipida defectalis (Walker 1864).  Pantropical.

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