New Records of Amplypterus Hübner and Marumba Moore (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Catanduanes Island, with a Checklist of the Species Known from the Philippines

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.

Probing species’ information initially obtained with citizen science: implications for ecological management

“…With the efforts of several organizations, species inventory and conservation, are becoming more evident with the community-based approach. For instance, several new species or new locality records have already been described with the help of citizen scientists (as CSs, hereafter) (Naive et al, 2017(Naive et al, , 2022(Naive et al, , 2023Ang et al, 2020;Mape et al, 2021;Salaga et al, 2021), although these studies have occurred relatively recently. In Catanduanes Island, for instance, species monitoring and conservation are arguably becoming more significant, with the current issues on biodiversity utilization and economic development (Aldea, 2022, Aldea et al, 2014Aldea & Masagca, 2016).…”