Euchontha TS = Euchontha sublactifera Walker, 1865, currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of E. frigida (Walker, 1864)
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower- Euchontha frigida group
- Euchontha anomala
- Euchontha frigida
- Euchontha ciris group
- Euchontha carboniptera
- Euchontha memor
- Euchontha ciris
- Euchontha commixta
- Euchontha moyobamba
Introduction
The genus occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. Most specimens have been collected while drinking from streams or moist gravel roadbeds. All of these are males, and females are rarely encountered. Immature stages unknown (Miller, 2009).Characteristics
Wings broad and triangular with white markings on a dark ground color. Highly-developed forewing stridulatory organ and corresponding short discal cell in males (short discal cell in females, as well). Quadripectinate antennae as in Dioptis and Xenomigia (Miller, 2009).Other Names for Euchontha TS = Euchontha sublactifera Walker, 1865, currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of E. frigida (Walker, 1864)
- Gnatholophia
- Macroneurodes
References
Miller, JS. 1989. Euchontha Walker and Pareuchontha, new genus (Lepidoptera: Dioptidae) a revision including description of three new species, and discussion of a male forewing modification. Amer. Mus. Novit.: 1-41.
Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
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