A review of the genera Amauta Houlbert, 1918 and Divana J. Y. Miller, 1982 (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) with description of a new genus
Author
Worthy, Robert
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Author
González, Jorge M.
Author
Zilli, Alberto
Natural History Museum, Insects Division, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, U. K.
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-10-06
5194
3
301
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journal article
160070
10.11646/zootaxa.5194.3.1
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Identification key to
Amauta
,
Vadina
and
Divana
species/subspecies:
1 No purple flush or orange border on hindwing.............................................................. 2
- Hindwing flushed purple with orange border................................................................ 8
2 No postmedian line on forewing......................................................................... 3
- Postmedian line on forewing............................................................................ 4
3 Large white spot at anal angle of hindwing............................................... male
V. hodeei
kruegeri
- Small white spot at anal angle of hindwing................................................ male
V. hodeei hodeei
4 Hindwing postmedian band white........................................................................ 5
- Hindwing postmedian band orange....................................................................... 6
- Hindwing postmedian band yellow...............................................................
A. angusta
- Hindwing postmedian band blue......................................................................... 7
5 Postmedian bands on all four wings very narrow........................................ female
V. hodeei
kruegeri
- Postmedian bands on all four wings wider................................................ female
V. hodeei hodeei
6 Forewing discal spot outlined in white; five extradiscal orange spots on hindwing...........................
A. cacica
- Forewing discal spot not outlined in white; four or rarely five extradiscal orange spots on hindwing............
A. procera
7 Forewing postmedian line very narrow; hindwing postmedian band wide...................
A. papilionaris papilionaris
- Forewing postmedian line wider; hindwing postmedian band narrower...............
A. papilionaris amethystina
/lionela
8 Forewing predominantly dark brown...................................................................... 9
- Forewing brown with wide pale diagonal band through discal area............................................. 10
9 Orange border on hindwing consistently wide, reaching tornus.................................. male
D. diva hoppi
- Orange border on hindwing tapering, not reaching tornus........................................ male
D. diva diva
10 Orange border on hindwing unbroken.........................................................
D. diva tricolor
- Orange border on hindwing broken by black veins.......................................................... 11
11 Orange border on hindwing broken by black veins, forewing apex quite rounded.................... female
D. diva diva
- Orange border on hindwing little more than orange spots, forewing apex distinctly hooked........... female
D. diva hoppi