St-Bartholomew, St-Jean - Lurin, 11-IV-83

Diphthera festiva (Fabricius, 1775)

Noctuidae Ophiderinae

Synonyms

Diphthera hieroglyphica (Cramer)
Diphthera elegans Hübner
Diphthera fastuosa (Guenée)

Biology and distribution

Polyphagous larva. Among Antillean plants already reported : Waltheria indica (Sterculiaceae), Schrankia leptocarpa (Mimosaceae) and sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae).

This striking species is very rare in Guadeloupe. Not observed during our stay, it was apparently more frequent ten years before (Chalumeau and Malausa leg.).
St-Bartholomew (one specimen).

St-Kitts, Antigua.
Throughout the Greater Antilles.

From the south of the United States to Bolivia and Brazil..

Legend

Male genitalia (JPG 77 Kb).
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