Imara pallasia (Eschscholtz, 1821)

Gonzalez, Jorge M. & Domagala, Pawel J., 2021, Castniidae of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Wroclaw: new findings from Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt's collection with comments on Karl Adolf Georg Lauterbach and August Weberbauer, Nota Lepidopterologica 44, pp. 123-132 : 123

Imara pallasia (Eschscholtz, 1821)

Comments.

This is a species restricted to southeastern Brazil where it is found together with Imara satrapes (Kollar, 1839) “… usually [in] primary forest or cloud forest." ( Miller 1986; González and Stüning 2007; González et al. 2010; González and Domagała 2019). Almost nothing is known about its ecology and behavior ( Miller 1986).

Material examined.

1♀, C. pallasia , Esch [scholtz], St.[Santa] Cathar [ina], [ Brazil], Collection Niepelt, (Fig. 1c ) .

Figures

Figure 1. Butterfly-Moths (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from the Insect collection of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wroclaw, Poland. a. Ceretes thais male, [Brazil] Minas Gerais; b. Synpalamides phalaris male, Brazil, [Coll.?] Lauterbach, 1547; c. Imara pallasia female, [Brazil], Santa Catharina, Collection Niepelt; d. Castnia invaria trinitatis female, [French Guiana], 222; e. Telchin licus female, Brazil, Collection Niepelt, Peru Weberbauer, S. G.; f. Synpalamides fabricii Brazil, Collection Niepelt.; g. Telchin evalthe quadrata male, Ecuador, Macas, 1905 - 08; h. Prometheus heliconioides female, [Brazil], Tefe, Amazonas, Tijunin; i. Yagra fonscolombe female, Brazil, Collection Niepelt. Figures are to scale. Scale bar: 10 mm.