MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
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.
GRENADINES SPECIES
I have catalogued 22 species in this huge
subfamily from the Grenadines so far, as listed below.
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illustration of the adult and brief
information on the species.
The genus Anomis
Anomis impasta (?) Guenee 1852
The genus Anticarsia
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner 1818
The genus Ascalapha
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus 1758
The genus Azeta
Azeta repugnalis Hubner 1831
The genus Baniana
Baniana veluticollis Hampson 1898
The genus Barcita
Barcita subviridescens Walker 1858
The genus Coenipeta
Coenipeta bibitrix Hubner 1823
The genus Coenobela
Coenobela paucula Walker 1858
The genus Concana
Concana mundissima Walker 1858
The genus Epidromia
Epidromia pannosa Guenee 1852
The genus Hemeroplanis
Hemeroplanis scopulepes Haworth 1809
The genus Isogona
Isogona scindens Walker 1858
The genus Kakopoda
Kakopoda progenies Guenee 1852
The genus Lesmone
Lesmone formularis Geyer 1837
The genus Massala
Massala asema Hampson 1926
The genus Melipotis
Melipotis agrotoides Walker 1857
Melipotis fasciolaris Hubner 1819
Melipotis famelica Guenee 1852
Melipotis acontioides Guenee 1852
The genus Metria
Metria permixta Schaus 1911
The genus Oraesia(?)
Oraesia (?) sp. indet. 1
The genus Panula
Panula inconstans Guenee 1852
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