@article {22572, title = {Hawkmoths of Baguio City, Philippines: a preliminary checklist derived from photo-based observation records available on iNaturalist and Philippine Lepidoptera Internet platforms}, journal = {Philippine Journal of Science}, volume = {151}, year = {2022}, month = {08/2022}, pages = {1447-1453}, chapter = {1447}, abstract = {

\"Hawkmoths are among the most popular insects but have received little attention in the Philippines over the last two decades. This study took advantage of the photographic records of hawkmoths available on two online social network platforms: iNaturalist and Philippine Lepidoptera. From these data sources, we created a preliminary species checklist and defined the species composition of hawkmoths in Baguio City, Philippines. We recorded a total of 275 observations made between January 2014\–August 2021, from which 35 species and subspecies were identified. Nine (25.71\%) of these are Philippine endemics. The community composition of hawkmoths in the city was composed generally of common species, observed mostly during the wet season. This study demonstrates the potential of publicly available photo-supported observations of hawkmoths as a valuable source to obtain data in support of basic lepidopterological studies and, hence, improve the dearth of information regarding Philippine hawkmoths.\"

}, keywords = {CHECKLIST, IMMATURE STAGES, iNATURALIST, PHILIPPINE LEPIDOPTERA, PHILIPPINES, SPHINGIDAE, URBAN BIODIVERSITY}, issn = {0031 - 7683}, author = {Mape, N.R. and Alisto, L. and Kitching, I.J.} } @article {22250, title = {New records of Amplypterus H{\"u}bner and Marumba Moore (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Catanduanes Island, with a checklist of the species known from the Philippines}, journal = {Philippine Journal of Science}, volume = {150}, year = {2020}, pages = {147-150}, chapter = {147}, abstract = {

\"New island records in the Philippines for two hawkmoths, Amplypterus panopus mindanaoensis and Marumba amboinicus luzoni, are presented together with a checklist (including synonyms) of congeners recorded in the country. The species were found in the vicinity of the 69KV NAPOCOR Power Load End Station in Codon, San Andres, Catanduanes, increasing the number of hawkmoth species record from the island to three. To date, Catanduanes still has a very low species count compared to other islands of the Philippine archipelago. Thus, further exploration and studies on hawkmoths should be conducted.\"

}, keywords = {AMPLYPTERUS, MARUMBA, PHILIPPINES, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {0031 - 7683}, url = {https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/publication/special-issues/biodiversity/104-vol-150-s1/1326-new-records-of-amplypterus-huebner-and-marumba-moore-lepidoptera-sphingidae-from-catanduanes-island-with-a-checklist-of-the-species-known-from-the-philippines}, author = {Mape, N.R. and Borja, J.} }