Evius hippia

DISTRIBUTION: South & Central America.
TYPE LOCALITY: Surinam.
NICARAGUA RECORDS: Bartola (M.J.C.B.).
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION: adult male illustrated in black and white by Hampson (1901) page 16, text figure 6. Adult female illustrated (as Prumala pyrostrota Dognin) by Hampson (1920) plate 43, fig. 24. Adult male illustrated by Seitz (1925) plate 45, figs. d1 and d2. Adult female illustrated by Seitz (1925) (as pyrostrota) on plate 44, fig. i7.
NOTES: the great sexual dimorphism of this species has led to much taxonomic confusion. However, this identification does not appear to be in any great doubt.

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