MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
19(c). Noctuidae: Hadeninae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily HADENINAE is characterised within the Trifinae (those Noctuids
with a weak or vestigial vein M2 in their hindwings) by the possession
of hairy eyes. According to Kitching (1984) this subspecies may include three
or more 'natural groupings' of related species and may therefore be
further divided in the near future.
BELIZE SPECIES
I have taken about half a dozen species of this subfamily in Belize to date,
as listed below, but most are in the tricky genus Leucania and are unidentified.
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illustration of the adult (and sometimes it genitalia) and brief
information on the species.
Xanthopastis timais Cramer 1780
Leucania spp.
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