MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
19(l). Noctuidae: Catocalinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The CATOCALINAE are a predominantly tropical subfamily and are often traditionally
taken to include the subfamily Ophiderinae (which I list separately). Together these
two subfamilies account for over half of the species of world Noctuidae. There is no
single satisfactory feature which defines the Catocalinae/Ophiderinae and they are
almost certainly a 'dustbin group' containing many unrelated species. The Catocalinae
are traditionally separated from the Ophiderinae by the possession of spines on the mid-tibiae in
Catocalinae, which are lacking in Ophiderinae. Most Catocalines are large to very
large and
very robust in appearance and flight.
BELIZE SPECIES
I have collected many species from Belize in this
subfamily so far, but have only identified or partially identified
a representative sample of 14 species so far,
as listed below.
Please click on any underlined species name to go to a colour
illustration of the adult (and sometimes it genitalia) and brief
information on the species.
The genus Ophisma
Ophisma tropicalis Guenee 1852
The genus Achaea
Achaea ablunaris Guenee 1852 (var. hilaris Moschler 1890)
The genus Ptichodes
Ptichodes immunis Guenee 1852
The genus Perasia
Perasia garnoti Guenee 1852
Perasia ora Cramer 1776
The genus Mocis
Mocis diffluens Guenee 1852
Mocis dyndima Stoll 1782
Mocis latipes Guenee 1852
The genus Ramphia
Ramphia albizona Latreille 1817
The genus Zale
Zale fictilis Guenee 1852
Zale sp. (setipes group) 1
Zale sp. (setipes group) 2
Zale sp. indet. 1
Zale sp. indet. 2
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