MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily EPIPASCHIINAE is a mainly tropical and subtropical group which
includes species which superficially resemble Noctuidae ((Scoble 1992). The
labial palps often curve back over the head and characteristic tufts
of scales are present on the forewings and
quite often on the body at the junction of the thorax and abdomen. Heppner (1995) lists
279 named species in this subfamily from the Neotropics.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue seven species of this subfamily from Jamaica. Click on any underlined
species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult, where available, and brief information on
the species.
The genus Dasyvesica
Dasyvesica lophotalis Hampson 1906
The genus Deuterollyta
Deuterollyta claudalis Moeschler 1886
Deuterollyta majuscula Herrich-Schaeffer 1871
The genus Tallula
Tallula atramentalis Lederer 1863
The genus Pococera
Pococera polialis Hampson 1906
The genus Tineopaschia
Tineopaschia minuta Hampson 1916
The genus Macalla
Macalla phaeobasalis Hampson 1916
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