Cosmosoma teuthras




DISTRIBUTION: C. & S. America (in a variety of subspecies).
TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela.
BELIZE RECORDS: Pook's Hill; Greenhills; La Milpa; Lamanai; Augustine.
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION: adult illustrated in black and white and described by Hampson (1898) page 245, text fig. 110. Also illustrated in colour by Seitz (1925) plate 14, fig. b2 (who also illustrates ‘C. cingulatum’ Butler as fig. b3 and ‘C. restrictum’ Butler as fig. b5).
NOTES: according to Hampson there are three subspecies - restrictum, cingulatum and erubescens Butler - of which my specimens most closely match cingulatum.

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