Abstract

PRADA LARA, Liliana et al. Annotated checklist of Bombicoids (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) in the Utría National Natural Park, Chocó, Colombia. Biota colombiana [online]. 2019, vol.20, n.2, pp.134-149. ISSN 0124-5376.  https://doi.org/10.21068/c2019.v20n02a11.

We present an annotated checklist of the species of Bombycidae, Saturniidae and Sphingidae collected in the Utría National Natural Park, Chocó, Colombia. We used mercury light trap for 31 days in four different habitats. We found 35 species: 19 Saturniidae, 15 Sphingidae and 1 Bombycidae. Eighteen species are recorded for the first time in the department of Chocó. These include the Chocó endemic Syssphinx chocoensis, the first specimen of Manduca dalica dalica, in a Colombian collection, and the fifth instar of Isognathus scyron. Our results agree with the lunar phobia hypothesis. This work is the first approach to the diversity of these families in the Utría National Park.

Keywords : Biodiversity; Chocó Biogeographical region; Habitats; Moon phases; Moths.

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