MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
15(d). Arctiidae: Lithosiinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The LITHOSIINAE tend to be smaller species - most with wingspans in the range
of 10 to 15 mm, with few exceeding 20 mm. The forewing tends to be longer and
narrower than the broad hindwing. There are estimated to be about 2,000 species,
reaching their peak of diversity in the tropics of New and Old Worlds. Larvae
of Lithosiines,
unusually, feed upon algae and the algal component of lichens.
This subfamily has not been revised for the neotropics, except in part, since
the work of Hampson (1900, 1914).
BELIZE SPECIES
I have taken 17 species of this subfamily in Belize so far, as listed below -
please click on any underlined species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult
(and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on
the species.
The genus Nudur
Nudur fractivittarum Dyar 1914
The genus Illice
Illice polyzona Druce 1885
The genus Tuina
Tuina cingulata Walker 1854
The genus Mulona
Mulona phelina Druce 1884
The genus Balbura
Balbura fasciata Schaus 1911
The genus Lycomorphodes
Lycomorphodes sordida Butler 1877
Lycomorphodes strigosa Butler 1877
The genus Diarhabdosia
Diarhabdosia laudamia Druce 1885
The genus Talara
Talara rubida Schaus 1911
Talara synnephela Dyar
The genus Prepiella
Prepiella ? sp. indet.
The genus Cisthene
Cisthene praxis Druce 1894
The genus Agylla
Agylla argentifera Druce 1894
Unknown genera
Genus & species indet. 1
Genus & species indet. 2
Genus & species indet. 3
Genus & species indet. 4
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