Guadeloupe, Petit-Bourg, Hauteurs Lézarde, 20-IV-86

Eublemma recta (Guenée, 1852)

Noctuidae Acontiinae

Synonyms

Eublemma obliqualis (Fabricius)
Eublemma flammicincta (Walker)
Eublemma pallescens (Herrich-Schäffer)
Eublemma stalii (Wallengren)
Eublemma patula (Morrison)
Eublemma patruelis (Grote)

Biology and distribution

Larva on Ipomoea spp. (Convolvulaceae).

Uncommon in Guadeloupe. Found in mesophilic and xerophilic zones.
St-Bartholomew (type specimen of E. stalii).

Cuba (type specimen of E. pallescens), Hispaniola (type specimen of E. flammicincta).

From southern United States to Argentina.

Legend

Male genitalia (JPG 57 Kb).

Similar species

Eublemma cinnamomea

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