Check List 20(6): 1303-1315, doi: 10.15560/20.6.1303
Thirty-six new species records of moths (Lepidoptera) for Colombia
expand article infoBlanca Martínez‡, José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha§, Rodrigo Bernal|
‡ Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia§ Conservación internacional Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia| Reserva Natural Guadualito, Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia

Corresponding author: Blanca Martínez ( bauroramartinez@gmail.com )

Corresponding author: José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha ( jvrodriguez@conservation.org )

Corresponding author: Rodrigo Bernal ( rgbernalg@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Ricardo Russo Siewert
© Blanca Martínez, José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha, Rodrigo Bernal.
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Citation: Martínez B, Rodríguez-Mahecha JV, Bernal R (2024) Thirty-six new species records of moths (Lepidoptera) for Colombia. Check List 20(6): 1303-1315. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1303
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Abstract
Thirty-six species and three genera of moths are recorded for the first time in Colombia, in the families Notodontidae (31 spp., 2 genera), Saturniidae (4 spp., 1 genus), and Sphingidae (1 sp.). All records are based on photographs of live individuals attracted to white and UV lights.
Keywords
Amazonia, Andes, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae