bmhs_moth_collection

Study Extent

The extent of this study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the Barbados Museum

Sampling

For the BMHS there is no field sampling.

Method steps

1. Each specimen has an ownership record, is classified, photographed and entered into the database

All specimens were identified to family or species using various resources to verify the taxonomic data.

1. Manduca
   rank: genus
2. Cocytius
   rank: genus
3. Hippotion
   rank: genus
4. Chrysiridia
   rank: genus
5. Castnia
   rank: genus
6. Pseudosphinx
   rank: genus
7. Protambulyx
   rank: genus
8. Agrius
   rank: genus
9. Chrysiridia
   rank: genus
10. Ascalapha
    rank: genus
11. Arctia
    rank: genus
12. Saturnia
    rank: genus
13. Spliosoma
    rank: genus
14. Noctua
    rank: genus
15. Agrius
    rank: genus
16. Zygaena
    rank: genus
17. Agrius
    rank: genus
18. Cocytius
    rank: genus
19. Manduca
    rank: genus
20. Pseudosphinx
    rank: genus
21. Deilephila
    rank: genus
22. Macroglossum
    rank: genus
23. Smerinthus
    rank: genus
24. Laothoe
    rank: genus

The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is located within the Barbados UNESCO World Heritage site of Bridgetown and it’s Garrison. Formerly a military prison for the British, it was converted to a museum in 1933.