MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Noctuidae: Stictopterinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The STICTOPTERINAE are probably a 'natural' group of a small number of
tropical species which tend to have a characteristic transluscent basal half to
their hindwings, and very long antennae.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I have catalogued only one species from Jamaica in this
subfamily so far,
as listed below.
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illustration of the adult, where available, and brief
information on the species.
The genus Nagara
Nagara vitrea Guenee 1852
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