Mitochondrial genetics of Ophiderini, with a new species from the Eudocima phalonia species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae)
Author
Borth, Robert J.
0000-0002-5228-5699
bobborth@sbcglobal.net
Author
Kons, Hugo L.
0000-0002-5228-5699
bobborth@sbcglobal.net
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-06-02
5148
1
1
151
http://zoobank.org/20bc627e-56a1-4674-a6b2-96f9b8db15f7
journal article
53923
10.11646/zootaxa.5148.1.1
9487f030-2eac-4105-a6cc-ba783a3d2ded
1175-5326
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20BC627E-56A1-4674-A6B2-96F9B8DB15F7
Eudocima iridescens
(Lucus, 1894)
(
Figs 8
: E–F, 18: K, 23: R–S, 30: K, 94: J–L)
Eudocima iridescens
is strongly sexually dimorphic with females having a dorsal forewing green transverse band coming to a point at the distal end. It has no hindwing medial patch, separating it from
E. homaena
but not from all specimens of
E. caesar
.
It can be separated from
E. caesar
by the hindwing marginal band extending to the inner margin, versus extending slightly beyond vein Cu
2 in
E. caesar
.
Also,
E. iridescens
has a black tipped orange dorsal abdomen, whereas the dorsal abdomen is orange throughout in
E. caesar
and
E. homaena
(
Zilli
et al
. 2017
)
. It is known from New
Guinea
and
Queensland
,
Australia
, along with a number of surrounding islands.