Telchin evalthe quadrata (Rothschild, 1919), 1825

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

Telchin evalthe quadrata (Rothschild, 1919)

Comments.

This subspecies was named from specimens collected in Peru and Ecuador and differs from other subspecies, mainly T. evalthe evalthoides (Strand 1913), by subtle differences in the external appearance ( Rothschild 1919; Lamas 1995; González et al. 2013b). The species is a member of a group that deserves a full morphological and molecular study to clarify its taxonomic composition.

Material examined.

1♂, Macas, Ecuador, 1905-08, coll.? Xanthocastnia evalthe (F.), det. A. Wanat, (Fig. 1g ) .

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.