Ophisma tropicalis

Distribution: tropical and subtropical America.
Type locality: Brazil; Cuba; Colombia.
Synonyms: Ophisma confudens Walker 1858; Ophisma detrahens Walker 1858; Ophisma fugiens Walker 1858; Ophisma luteiplaga Walker 1858; Ophisma stigmatifera Walker 1858; Ophisma morbillosa Felder & Rogenhofer 1874.
E. Caribbean records: Guadeloupe; Dominica; Grenada; Barbados.
Grenadines records: Bequia (E.U. Exp., Nos's 105 & 107).
Method of identification: my specimens kindly identified by Bernard Lalanne-Cassou, Paris. Adult & Genitalia illustrated in colour on website on French Antilles Lepidoptera by Zagatti, Lalanne-Cassou & Le Duchat d'Aubigny.
Notes: this species is immensely variable throughout its range. A few forms are illustrated.

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