Eudocima colubra (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 colubra (Schaus, 1911) (Trissophaes) Fig. 3A-C

Material examined.

Colombia. Antioquia: 1♀; Medellín; 6.2518, -75.5636; May 1984; F. Serna leg.; On a wall; MFLG 46641. 1♀; Yarumal; vda. Corcovado, Alto de Ventanas; 7.0743, -75.4436; 2020 m; 22-26 Jun. 2015; ICN. Chocó: 1♂; Río Tamaná, El Tigre; 5.15, -76.2166; 97 m; 09 Feb.; G.M. Palmer leg.; NHMUK.

Comments.

Marked sexual dimorphism in the coloration of forewings. The species has a sinuous band on the posterior wings in the form of an “m”, similar to those of E. memorans and E. collusoria . Janzen and Hallwachs (2009) record larvae of E. colubra as feeding on Disciphania calocarpa Standl. ( Menispermaceae ) in Costa Rica.

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Peru ( Schaus 1911) and Colombia.

Remarks.

Three specimens were examined from the departments of Antioquia and Chocó. It is recorded from Colombia for the first time.

Figures

Figure 3. Species of Eudocima fruit-piercing moths in Colombia. A, B Dorsal and ventral view of E. colubra female C dorsal for E. colubra male D, E same for E. memorans female F, G same for E. memorans male. Scale bars: 1 cm.