Eudocima collusoria (Cramer, 1777) (Phalaena (Noctua))

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 collusoria (Cramer, 1777) (Phalaena (Noctua)) Fig. 2G, H

Material examined.

Colombia. Cundinamarca: 1♀; Silvania; Km. 31 Bogotá-Silvania; 4.4212, -74.3888; 1386 m; 8 May 2016; K. Medina leg.; entomological net; UNAB.

Comments.

The “m” -shaped band in the hindwings resembles those of E. memorans and E. colubra , but it differs in having the inner margin straighter. The forewings do not have pale transverse bands as in E. memorans . Lalanne-Cassou and Silvain (2003) report this species in primary forest of French Guiana. The hostplant and life cycle are unknown. See also comments under E. anguina .

Distribution.

Neotropical ( Zilli and Hogenes 2002): Surinam ( Cramer 1777), French Guiana ( Lalanne-Cassou and Silvain 2003) and Colombia.

Remarks.

One male specimen was examined from Cundinamarca. It is recorded for the first time from Colombia.

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.