MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
19(m). Noctuidae: Ophiderinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The OPHIDERINAE are considered part of the Catocalinae by some authors. There is
no single satisfactory characteristic which defines this group and separates it from
all others.
BELIZE SPECIES
I have collected many species from Belize in this huge
subfamily so far, but have only identified or partially identified
a representative sample of 77 species so far,
as listed below.
Please click on any underlined species name to go to a colour
illustration of the adult (and sometimes it genitalia) and brief
information on the species.
The genus Ascalapha
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus 1758
The genus Letis
Letis mycerina Cramer 1777
The genus Litoprosopus
Litoprosopus sp. indet.
The genus Pararcte
Pararcte schneideriana Stoll 1792
The genus Radara
Radara nealcesalis Walker 1859
Radara tauralis Walker 1865
Radara sp. indet. 1
The genus Euclystis
Euclystis insana Guenee 1852
Euclystis sp. indet. 1
Euclystis sp. indet. 2
Euclystis sp. indet. 3
Euclystis sp. indet. 4
Euclystis sp. indet. 5
Euclystis sp. indet. 6
The genus Obroatis
Obroatis chloropis ? Hampson 1926
The genus Epidromia
Epidromia sp.
The genus Gorgone
Gorgone sp. nr. augusta Stoll 1782
Gorgone? sp. indet. 1
The genus Plusiodonta
Plusiodonta sp.
The genus Massala
Massala obvertens Walker (complex)
The genus Hemeroblemma
Hemeroblemma opigena Drury 1773
Hemeroblemma sp. indet.
he genus Gonodonta
Gonodonta sicheas Cramer 1777
Gonodonta syrna Guenee 1852
Gonodonta incurva Sepp 1832
Gonodonta paraequalis Todd 1959
Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer 1777
Gonodonta nitidimacula Guenee 1852
Gonodonta sinaldus Guenee 1852
The genus Hypocala
Hypocala andremona Stoll 1781
The genus Epitausa
Epitausa coppryi Guenee 1852
Epitausa sp. indet.
The genus Sosxetra
Sosxetra grata Walker 1862
The genus Diphthera
Diphthera festiva Fabricius 1775
The genus Hemeroplanis
Hemeroplanis scopulepes Haworth 1809
The genus Anticarsia
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner 1818
The genus Coenobela
Coenobela paucula Walker 1858
The genus Anomis
Anomis editrix Guenee 1852
Anomis erosa Hubner 1816 (or near)
Anomis illita Guenee 1852
Anomis sp. indet. 1
Anomis sp. indet. 2
The genus Metallata
Metallata absumens Walker 1862
The genus Syllectra
Syllectra congemmalis Hubner 1823
The genus Agyra
Agyra sp. indet. 1
The genus Dyops
Dyops chromatophila Walker 1858
The genus Selenisa
Selenisa sueroidesGuenee 1852
The genus Dialithis
Dialithis gemmifera Hubner 1816
The genus Athyrma
Athyrma misera Butler 1879
The genus Goniapteryx
Goniapteryx servia Stoll 1782
The genus Metria
Metria angulata Schaus 1911
Metria sp. indet. 1
Metria sp. indet. 2
The genus Herminodes
Herminodes atrosignata Walker 1868
Herminodes sp. indet. 1
Herminodes sp. indet. 2
The genus Eulepidotis
Eulepidotis alabastraria Hubner 1823
Eulepidotis sp. nr. merricki Holland 1902
Eulepidotis metalligera Butler 1879
Eulepidotis sp. indet. 1
Eulepidotis sp. indet. 2
The genus Oxidercia
Oxidercia toxea Cramer 1872
Oxidercia sp. indet. 1
The genus Baniana
Baniana ostia Druce 1898
Baniana sp. indet. 1
The genus Lesmone
Lesmone formularis Geyer 1837
The genus Melipotis
Melipotis perpendicularis (?) Guenee 1852
The genus Antiblemma
Antiblemma sp. indet. 1
The genus Argidia
Argidia sp. indet. 1
The genus Azeta
Azeta sp. indet. 1
Azeta sp. indet. 2
The genus Manbuta
Manbuta(?) sp. indet. 2
The genus Hyamia
Hyamia sp. indet. 1
Hyamia sp. indet. 2
Hyamia sp. indet. 3
The genus Metalectra
Metalectra sp. indet. 1
The genus Ephyrodes
Ephyrodes(?) sp. indet. 1
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