@article {17633, title = {Hawkmoth fauna of a Northern Atlantic rain forest remnant (Sphingidae)}, journal = {Journal of the Lepidopterists{\textquoteright} Society}, volume = {62}, year = {2008}, month = {2008}, pages = {71-79}, chapter = {71}, abstract = {

\"We present results of a year-long faunistic survey of Sphingidae of the Brazilian northern Atlantic rain forest. The study was undertaken between August 2003 and July 2004, at the Private Nature Reserve (RPPN) Frei Caneca in the state of Pernambuco. Hawkmoths were captured using a 250-watt mercury-vapor light trap positioned against a white wall. We recorded 379 individuals of 50 species in 19 genera. The most abundant species were Erinnyis ello, E. alope, Neogene dynaeus and Protambulyx astygonus, which accounted for 44.2\% of the collected individuals. More than one individual was recorded for all but eight species. Hawkmoths abundance was lowest in the months with intense rainfall. The sphingid fauna of northeastern Brazil is compared with that of the Amazonian and southern Atlantic rain forest as well as with the adjacent caatinga, a tropical dry forest with abundant succulent plants. Species composition of\  Sphingidae of the northern Atlantic rain forest was most similar to that of the Amazonian forest.\"

}, keywords = {ATLANTIC RAIN FOREST, BIODIVERSITY, BRAZIL, RICHNESS, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2008/2008-62-2-071.pdf}, author = {Duarte_Jr, J.A. and Schlindwein, C.} } @article {17631, title = {The highly seasonal hawkmoth fauna (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Caatinga of northeast Brazil: a case study in the state of Rio Grande do Norte}, journal = {Journal of the Lepidopterists{\textquoteright} Society}, volume = {59}, year = {2005}, month = {2005}, pages = {212-218}, chapter = {212}, abstract = {

\"The caatinga, a thorn-shrub succulent savannah, is located in Northeastern Brazil and characterized by a short and irregular rainy season and a severe dry season. Insects are only abundant during the rainy months, displaying a strong seasonal pattern. Here we present data from a yearlong Sphingidae survey undertaken in the reserve Esta\ç\ão Ecol\ógica do Serid\ó, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Hawkmoths were collected once a month during two subsequent new moon nights, between 18.00h and 05.00h, attracted with a 160-watt mercury vapor light. A total of 593 specimens belonging to 20 species and 14 genera were collected. Neogene dynaeus, Callionima grisescens, and Hyles euphorbiarum were the most abundant species, together comprising up to 82.2\% of the total number of specimens collected. These frequent species are residents of the caatinga of Rio Grande do Norte. The rare Sphingidae in this study, Pseudosphinx tetrio, Isognathus australis, and Cocytius antaeus, are migratory species for the caatinga. Ninety percent of specimens and 75\% of species were collected during the rainy season. With the arrival of the dry season, when bushes and trees lose their leaves and the herbaceous layer disappears, Sphingidae abundance decreases rapidly. Richness and abundance of species through the year is highly seasonal and correlated with rainfall. Erinnyis alope alope, Eumorpha fasciatus, E. vitis vitis, and Manduca brasilensis were recorded for the first time in NE-Brazil.\"

}, keywords = {BRAZIL, DIVERSITY, MANDUCA, PHENOLOGY, SPHINGIDAE}, url = {https://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2005/2005(4)212-Duarte.pdf}, author = {Duarte_Jr, J.A. and Schlindwein, C.} } @article {17630, title = {Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) da Esta{\c c}{\^a}o Ecol{\'o}gica do Serid{\'o}, Serra Negra do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil}, journal = {Entomologia y Vectores}, volume = {8}, year = {2001}, month = {2001}, pages = {341-347}, chapter = {341}, keywords = {BRAZIL, CHECKLIST, SPHINGIDAE}, author = {Duarte_Jr, J.A. and Motta, C._da_S. and Varela-Freire, A.A.} }