Eudocima anguina (Schaus, 1911) (Trissophaes)

Vargas-Fonseca, Sergio, Correa-Carmona, Yenny, Montes-Rodriguez, Jose Mauricio, Calero-Mejia, Humberto & Zilli, Alberto, 2020, Synopsis of fruit-piercing moths of the genus Eudocima (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from Colombia, ZooKeys 953, pp. 85-104 : 85

Eudocima anguina (Schaus, 1911) (Trissophaes) Fig. 2A, B

Material examined.

Colombia. Cundinamarca: 1♂; San Francisco; vda. Arrayán, Finca Buena vista; 4.9333, -74.2833; 1520 m; 20 Jul. 2014; L. Tarazona leg.; light trap; UNAB.

Comments.

This species is characterized by a short discal band on the hindwings. Schaus (1911) discusses the possibility that Eudocima anguina and Eudocima collusoria are conspecific, which would make Trissophaes anguina Schaus, 1911 a synonym of Phalaena (Noctua) collusoria Cramer, 1777; however, Zilli and Hogenes (2002) retained both as valid species. The hostplant and life cycle are unknown.

Distribution.

Costa Rica ( Schaus 1911) and Colombia.

Remarks.

This species is herewith recorded for the first time from Colombia, in the locality of San Francisco, Cundinamarca.

Figures

Figure 2. Species of Eudocima fruit-piercing moths in Colombia. A, B Dorsal and ventral view of E. anguina male C, D same for E. apta female E, F same for E. apta male G, H same for E. collusoria female. Scale bars: 1 cm.