Contribution to the knowledge of the hawkmoths fauna in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

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by  Siewert, Ricardo R

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Contribution to the knowledge of the hawkmoths fauna in the state of Santa
Catarina, Brazil (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
Ricardo R. Siewert and Eduardo J. E. Silva
Ricardo Russo Siewert & Eduardo José Ely e Silva, Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel, Universidade Federal de Pelotas
(UFPEL), Campus Universitário, s/nº, caixa postal 354, CEP, 96010­900, Pelotas, RS, Brasil; [email protected] & [email protected]
Abstract: Aiming to contribute to the knowledge of hawk­ where the authors recorded only 12 species to the county
moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) which occur in the of Itaiópolis.
state of Santa Catarina, a list of species collected within 50
years by several researchers was compiled. 51 species were Due to little register about the hawkmoths fauna in Santa
re lated, corresponding to 24% of the Sphingidae fauna est i­ Catarina, the aim of this work is to present a list of species

mated to Brazil, distributed in Macroglossinae (33), Sme rin­ collected in several counties in the state, to broaden the
thinae (4) and Sphinginae (14).
knowledge about it.
Keywords: diversity, neotropical, moths.
Material and methods
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Sphingidenfauna im
Bundes staat Santa Catarina, Brasilien (Lepidoptera: Several researchers did the collecting, within a period of
Sphingidae) approximately 50 years. There is no information about
Zusammenfassung: Mit dem Ziel, zur Kenntnis der im Bun­ the methodology used.
desstaat Santa Catarina vorkommenden Sphin gi den fau na
Some species collected in Itaiópolis were sent to Cor­
(Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) beizutragen, wurde eine Lis te der
nell University, Ithaca, New York, according to Bie zan ko
von zahlreichen Forschern in einem Zeitraum von ungefähr
50 Jahren gesammelten Arten zu sam men ge stellt. Es wurden & Pitoñ (1941). The others are deposited at the Museu
51 Arten aufgelistet. Das entspricht 24% der für Brasilien Entomológico Ceslau Biezanko da Universidade Federal

geschätzten Sphingidenfauna, die sich in die Unterfamilien de Pelotas (UFPEL), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
wie folgt aufteilen: Macro glos si nae (33), Smer inthinae (4)
und Sphinginae (14). The locations with the biggest number of Sphingidae
spe cies collected are:
Contribuição para o conhecimento da fauna de esfingí-
County Blumenau (26°55' S, 49°3' W, altitude ca. 21 m).
deos do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil (Lepidoptera:
Sphingidae) Typical Dense Ombrophilous Forest vegetation. Average
temperature: 19°C. Type of weather: Cwa, according to
Resumo: Com o objetivo de contribuir para o conheci men to
Köppen’s classification (gaplan 1986). All examples were
da fauna de esfingídeos (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) ocor­
rentes no estado de Santa Catarina elaborou­se uma lista collected within a period of app ro xi mately 25 years by C.
de espécies coletadas num período de aproxim a da men te 50 M. Biezanko.
anos por inúmeros pesquisadores. Foram rela cio nadas 51
County Brusque (27°5' S, 48°55' W, ca. 21 m). Typical
espécies, o que corresponde a 24% da fauna de Sphin gi dae

estimada para o Brasil, estando dis tri buí das em Ma cro glos­ Dense Ombrophilous Forest vegetation. Average tem pe­
sinae (33), Smerinthinae (4) e Sphin gi nae (14). ra ture: 16°C. Type of weather: Cwa, according to Köp­
pen’s classification (gaplan 1986). All examples col lected
in the 1960’s by Vitor O. Becker.
Introduction
County Itaiópolis (26°20' S, 49°54' W; ca. 925 m). Ty pi­
Sphingidae is among the main families of moths used
c al Rain Forest and Grassland vegetation. Average tem­
in studies of ecosystems (Hilty & Merelender 2000),
perature: 16°C. Type of weather: Cfb, according to Köp­
playing an important role in the pollination of many
pen’s classification (gaplan 1986). The hawkmoths were
species of sphingophilous plants (Darrault & Schlind­
sampled by João Pitoñ.
wein 2002).
County Seara (27°8' S, 52°18' W; ca. 550 m). Typical
The family comprises about 1300 species distributed
De cidual Forest vegetation. Average temperature: 20°C.
worldwide, where its biggest concentration is in the
Type of weather: Cfa, according to Köppen’s clas si fi ca tion
tropical regions (Kitching & Cadiou 2000, Moré et al.
(gaplan 1986). The examples were collected in the 1960’s
2005). From Brazil, 210 species have been recorded (Du­
and 1970’s by Fritz Plau mann.
arte et al. 2008). In the south of the country, the hawk­
moths fauna is relatively well­known in the states of Rio Balneário Camboriú (26°59'  S, 48°38'  W, ca. 2  m),
Grande do Sul (Biezanko 1948, 1982a, b, Carvalho et al. Con cór dia (27°14' S, 52°1' W; ca. 550 m), Ituporanga
1978, Corseuil et al. 2001, Mabilde 1896, Oliveira et (27°24' S, 49°36' W; ca. 370 m), Joinville (26°18' S,
al. 1999, Specht et al. 2008, Weymer 1894) and Paraná 48°50' W; ca. 4 m), Ponte Serrada (26°52' S, 52°0' W;
(Biezanko 1932, Laroca & Mielke 1975, Laroca et al. ca. 1067 m), Trombudo Central (27°17' S, 49°47' W; ca.
1989, Marinoni et al. 1999). How ever, the only record 350 m) and Tijucas (27°14' S, 48°38' W; ca. 2 m) had
that is known about Sphingidae in the state of Santa their samples taken occasionally, but were inc lu d ed as a
Catarina was published by Bie zan ko & Pitoñ (1941), complement to the geographical distribution.
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Fig. 1: The Brasilian state of Santa Catarina, with collecting localities (ci ties, mu ni ci pa li ties).
The data obtained by Biezanko & Pitoñ (1941) were also thi nae (4 species) and Sphinginae (14 species) (Tab. 1),
included to complement the list, identified in Tab. 1 as re presenting 24% of all hawkmoths fauna esti mat ed for

ITA. Brazil.
The identification was made by professors Ceslau Maria Specht et al. (2008) have currently registered 84 spe­
Biezanko and Dr. Vitor Osmar Becker. The work of Seitz cies of hawkmoths in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
(1915–1925) and Moré et al. (2005) was used to confirm due to bibliographical review and collecting of mat e­
such identification, and the taxonomy was updated
ri al between 2004 and 2005, with no location described;
according to Kitching & Cadiou (2000).
in Paraná, Marinoni et al. (1999) registered 55 species
The species are found listed in alphabetical order and of Sphingidae in eight counties. Duarte et al. (2008)
divided in subfamilies and tribes. re gistered 75 species of Sphingidae in the Estação Bio­
ló gica de Boracéia, São Paulo, a result of 64 years of col­
The counties mentioned before follow the abbreviations below:
lecting.
BC Balneário Camboriú
BL Blumenau Comparing the data obtained in other Brazilian states
BR Brusque with the number of species of hawkmoths sampled in
CO Concórdia San ta Catarina, one may come across the possibility of
IA Itaiópolis hav ing a significant raise in the number of new rec ords
IU Ituporanga of species, due to the shortage of fauna in ven tory in that
JO Joinville state.
PS Ponte Serrada
SE Seara Acknowledgements
TC Trombudo Central
To Dr. André V. L. Freitas (UNICAMP) and Dr. Le an­
TI Tijucas
dro Bugoni (UFPEL) for the comments and im prove­
ments made in the first version of the manuscript. To Dr.
Results
Wolfgang A. Nässig (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) for
A total of 51 species of Sphingidae were listed, being useful comments and corrections. To Dr. José A. Tes ton
dis tributed into Macroglossinae (33 species), Sme rin­ (UFPA) for all bibliography need ed.
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Tab. 1: List of species of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) col lect ed in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Abbreviations see text.
Sphingidae Municipalities Sphingidae Municipalities
Macroglossinae, Dilophonotini Manduca­diffissa­petuniae (Boisduval, [1875]) ITA, SE
Aellopos­ceculus (Cramer, 1777) BL Manduca­florestan (Stoll,1782) JO, SE
Callionima­innus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) BC, BL, BR Manduca­incisa (Walker, 1856) JO
Callionima­nomius (Walker, 1856) BR Manduca­lefeburei (Guérin­Ménéville, [1844]) BR
Callionima­parce (Fabricius, 1775) BL, BR Manduca­lucetius (Cramer, 1780) SE
Enyo­cavifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) BL Manduca­rustica­rustica (Fabricius, 1775) BR, ITU
Enyo­gorgon (Cramer, 1777) BL Manduca­sexta­paphus­(Cramer, 1779) ITA
Enyo­japix descrepans­(Walker, 1856) BL Neococytius­cluentius (Cramer, 1775) TI
Enyo­lugubris (Linnaeus, 1771) BL, ITA Sphinx­justiciae­Walker, 1856 ITA, SE
Enyo­ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758) BR
Erinnyis­alope (Drury, 1770) BL, BR, ITA
Erinnyis­crameri (Schaus, 1898) BL
Erinnyis­ello (Linnaeus, 1758) BL, BR, ITA
Erinnyis­obscura (Fabricius, 1775) BR References
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