MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily AMPHIPYRINAE is a 'dustbin group' containing many unrelated species of
Trifinae (Noctuids with a weak or non-existent hindwing vein M2) which do not fit into any other
Noctuid subfamily. There is therefore no one characteristic which unifies them and
separates them from other Noctuid subfamilies. As more 'natural' classifications are
developed this 'subfamily' will undoubtedly be split into several smaller groups.
GRENADINES SPECIES
I have catalogued nine species of this large subfamily from the Grenadines to date,
as listed below.
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illustration of the adult and brief
information on the species.
The genus Callopistria
Callopistria floridensis Guenee 1852
The genus Condica
Condica concisa Walker 1856
Condica mobilis Walker 1857
The genus Catabena
Catabena vitrina Walker 1857
The genus Elaphria
Elaphria sp. indet. 1
Elaphria sp. indet. 2
The genus Spodoptera
Spodoptera dolichos Fabricius 1794
Spodoptera latifascia Walker 1856
Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith 1797
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