Oospila venezuelata form partita

DISTRIBUTION: C. & S. America. Belize is noted as a locality by Cook & Scoble (1995).
TYPE LOCALITY: (species) Venezuela; (subspecies) Panama.
BELIZE RECORDS: Pook’s Hill; Greenhills; La Milpa; Lamanai.
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION: adult illustrated by Seitz (1925) plate 5, fig. h4 (as sp. ‘partita’). Adult and genitalia are illustrated by Cook & Scoble (1995) plate 1, fig. 19 and fig. 70 (adult) and figs. 141 and 195 (male and female genitalia).
NOTES: this identification requires confirmation by dissection. Form partita has a hooked extension of the marginal brown-yellow band extending upward into the centre of the forewing. Cook & Scoble (1995) also list Oospila ruptimacula Warren as specifically from Belize in their comprehensive review of this genus. In addition the following Oospila species are found in neighbouring countries: O. asmura Druce; O. rosipara Warren; O. concinna Warren; O. lilacina Warren and O. confundaria Moschler, and may be found in Belize in the future.

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