Cresera optimus (Butler, 1877)

Type locality. [Brazil, Amazonas], Jurua river .

Type specimens. Undisclosed number of syntypes (NHMUK; one ♁ syntype labeled TYPE).

Taxonomic references. Butler (1877), Rothschild (1910), Hampson (1920), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material not examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Açailândia, 4°57'14.17"S / 47°30'11.08"W. Light traps, 19– 27.xi.1990, V.O. Becker legit (VOB) (Teston & Ferro 2016) .

Month records in Maranhão. November.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amapá, Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia (Amazon).