MOTHS OF BELIZE

COLOUR PLATES BY FAMILY

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A. 'MICROLEPIDOPTERA'

  • PLATE 1
    Psychidae
    Cossidae
    Megalopygidae
    Limacodidae
    Dalceridae


    B. PYRALID MOTHS

  • PLATE 2
    Pyralidae/Pyraustinae (1)

  • PLATE 3
    Pyralidae/Pyraustinae (2)

  • PLATE 4
    Pyralidae/Pyraustinae (3)

  • PLATE 4a(i)
    Pyralidae/Pyraustinae (4) [unidentified]

  • PLATE 4a(ii)
    Pyralidae/Pyraustinae (5) [unidentified]

  • PLATE 4b
    Pyralidae
    (Pyralinae)


    C. 'HAWK MOTHS'
    (SPHINGIDAE)


  • PLATE 5
    Sphingidae/Sphinginae

  • PLATE 6
    Sphingidae/Macroglossinae (1)

  • PLATE 7
    Sphingidae/Macroglossinae (2)

  • PLATE 8
    Sphingidae/Macroglossinae (3)


    D. 'EMPEROR MOTHS'
    (SATURNIIDAE)


  • PLATE 9
    Saturniidae (1)
    (Arsenurinae)
    (Ceratocampinae)
    (Saturniinae)

  • PLATE 9a
    Saturniidae (2)
    (Hemileucinae)


    E. MISC. SMALL
    FAMILIES (1)


  • PLATE 10
    Lasiocampidae
    Oxytenidae
    Apatelodidae
    Mimallonidae


    F. 'LOOPERS'
    (GEOMETRIDAE)


  • PLATE 11
    Geometridae/Ennominae (1)

  • PLATE 12
    Geometridae/Ennominae (2)

  • PLATE 13
    Geometridae/Geometrinae

  • PLATE 14
    Geometridae/Sterrhinae & Larentiinae


  • G. MISC. SMALL
    FAMILIES (2)


  • PLATE 15
    Hedylidae
    Uraniidae
    Sematuridae
    Lymantriidae
    Dioptidae
    Doidae


    H. 'TIGER MOTHS'
    (ARCTIIDAE)


  • PLATE 16
    Arctiidae/Arctiinae (1)

  • PLATE 17
    Arctiidae/Arctiinae (2)

  • PLATE 18
    Arctiidae/Arctiinae (3)

  • PLATE 19
    Arctiidae/Arctiinae (4)

  • PLATE 20
    Arctiidae/Ctenuchinae (1)

  • PLATE 21
    Arctiidae/Ctenuchinae (2)

  • PLATE 22
    Arctiidae/Pericopinae & Lithosiinae


    J. 'OWLET MOTHS'
    (NOCTUIDAE)


  • PLATE 23
    Noctuidae (1)
    (Heliothinae)
    (Noctuinae)
    (Hadeninae)
    (Agaristinae)
    (Amphipyrinae)

  • PLATE 24
    Noctuidae (2)
    (Acontiinae)
    (Euteliinae)
    (Sarrothripinae)
    (Plusiinae)
    (Stictopterinae)
    (Catocalinae)
    (Hypeninae)
    (Herminiinae)

  • PLATE 25
    Noctuidae (3)
    (Ophiderinae (1))

  • PLATE 26
    Noctuidae (4)
    (Ophiderinae (2))


    K. 'PROMINENT MOTHS'
    (NOTODONTIDAE)


  • PLATE 27
    Notodontidae (1)

  • PLATE 28
    Notodontidae (2)


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