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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