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Species Callionima falcifera - Hodges#7845

Callionima parce - Callionima falcifera
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Tribe Dilophonotini
Genus Callionima
Species falcifera (Callionima falcifera - Hodges#7845)
Hodges Number
7845
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hemeroplanes falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Hemeroplanes elainae Neidhoefer, 1968
Hemeroplanes guaycura Cary, 1963
Hemeroplanes jamaicensis Cary, 1951
Hemeroplanes parce of authors; not Fabricius, 1775
Explanation of Names
Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943) is listed as a stray by St Laurent (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023)(1) with Callionima parce of authors; (not Fabricius, 1775) as a synonym and true parce treated as extralimital north of Mexico.
Identification
It seems that a reliable characteristic is examining the apical area of the forewing. In Callionima falcifera, it seems that the area directly between the apical line and outer margin is the same color as the ground color of the wing, and not lighter. In Callionima parce, the area between the apical line and outer margin is lighter. (CATE)

The wings are also generally more falcate.
Range
Central/South America; records from Florida, Arizona
Works Cited
1.Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.). 2023. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.