MOTHS OF JAMAICA
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.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I have catalogued 84 species in this huge
subfamily from Jamaica so far, as listed below.
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illustration of the adult, where available (and sometimes it genitalia) and brief
information on the species.
The genus Anomis
Anomis erosa Hubner 1816
Anomis illita Guenee 1852
Anomis editrix Guenee 1852
Anomis impasta
Anomis sp. nr. impasta?
The genus Antiblemma
Antiblemma calida Butler 1878
Antiblemma bistriga Moeschler 1886
Antiblemma rufinans Guenee 1852
Antiblemma nannodesHampson 1926
Antiblemma sp. nr. lateritia Dognin 1912
The genus Anticarsia
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner 1818
The genus Argidia
Argidia palmipes Guenee 1852
Argidia penicillata Moeschler 1886
The genus Ascalapha
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus 1758
The genus Athyrma
Athyrma sp. (adjutrix?) Cramer 1780
The genus Azeta
Azeta versicolor Fabricius 1794
Azeta uncas Guenee 1852
Azeta repugnalis Hubner 1831
Azeta quassa Walker 1858
The genus Barcita
Barcita subviridescens Walker 1858
The genus Boryzops
Boryzops purissima Dyar 1910
The genus Coenipeta
Coenipeta diffusa Walker 1857
Coenipeta bibitrix Hubner 1823
Coenipeta sp. nr. lobuligera Guenee 1852
The genus Concana
Concana mundissima Walker 1858
The genus Dialithis
Dialithis gemmifera Hubner 1816
The genus Diphthera
Diphthera festiva Fabricius 1775
The genus Dyomyx
Dyomyx inferior Herrich-Schaeffer 1869
The genus Elousa
Elousa albicans Walker 1857
The genus Epidromia
Epidromia suffusa Walker 1858
Epidromia zetophora Guenee 1852
Epidromia poaphiloides Guenee 1852
The genus Epitausa
Epitausa coppryi Guenee 1852
The genus Euclystis
Euclystis angularis Moeschler 1886
Euclystis sp. nr. polyoperas Schaus 1921
The genus Eulepidotis
Eulepidotis modestula Herrich-Schaeffer 1869
Eulepidotis merricki Holland 1902
Eulepidotis perducens Walker 1858
Eulepidotis metamorpha Dyar 1914
Eulepidotis addens Walker 1858
Eulepidotis persimilis Guenee 1852
The genus Gonodonta
Gonodonta sicheas Cramer 1777
Gonodonta incurva Sepp 1832
Gonodonta nitidimacula Guenee 1852
Gonodonta uxor Guenee 1852
Gonodonta nutrix Guenee 1852
Gonodonta clothilda Guenee 1852
The genus Hemeroblemma
Hemeroblemma opigena Drury 1773
Hemeroblemma numeria Drury 1773
The genus Hemeroplanis
Hemeroplanis scopulepes Haworth 1809
The genus Hypocala
Hypocala andremona Stoll 1781
The genus Isogona
Isogona scindens Walker 1858
The genus Kakopoda
Kakopoda progenies Guenee 1852
The genus Lesmone
Lesmone formularis Geyer 1837
The genus Letis
Letis specularis Hubner 1821
Letis hercyna Drury 1773
The genus Massala
Massala obvertens Walker 1858
The genus Melipotis
Melipotis acontioides Guenee 1852
Melipotis ochrodes Guenee 1852
Melipotis januaris Guenee 1852
Melipotis agrotoides Walker 1857
Melipotis brunnearisGuenee 1852
Melipotis fasciolarisHubner 1819
Melipotis famelicaGuenee 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenee 1852
Melipotis novanda Guenee 1852
Melipotis limitata Moeschler 1886
Melipotis? sp. indet.
The genus Metalectra
Metalectra analis Schaus 1916
Metalectra sp. indet. 1
The genus Metria
Metria irresoluta Walker 1858
The genus Oraesia
Oraesia excitans Walker 1858
Oraesia sp. indet. 1
The genus Panula
Panula inconstans Guenee 1852
The genus Plusiodonta
Plusiodonta thomae Guenee 1852
Plusiodonta sp. indet.
The genus Pseudyrias
Pseudyrias dufayi Schaus 1933
The genus Selenisa
Selenisa sueroides Guenee 1852
The genus Syllectra
Syllectra erycata Cramer 1780
The genus Thysania
Thysania zenobia Cramer 1777
The genus Triommatodes
Triommatodes sp. (mapiriensis?) Dognin 1912
Unidentified species
Ophiderine sp. indet. 1
Ophiderine sp. indet. 2
Ophiderine sp. indet. 3
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