Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. I — Subtribe Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892

José Teston; Viviane Ferro

doi:10.15560/12.2.1852

Check List 12(2): e19454, doi: 10.15560/12.2.1852

Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. I — Subtribe Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892

José A. Teston^‡, Viviane G. Ferro^§

‡ Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Brazil§ Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

Corresponding author: José Teston ( jateston@gmail.com )

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Citation: Teston J, Ferro V (2016) Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. I — Subtribe Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892. Check List 12(2): 1852. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.2.1852

Abstract

This study aims to identify and record Arctiini specimens from the Brazilian Amazon, as well as upgrade the existing lists regarding this tribe. The material included in this study consisted of specimens from collections, and insects collected in the field, as well as a literature review,. There are 469 species of Phaegopterina, including 52 are new recorded species, for the Brazilian Amazon.

Keywords

Amazon; inventory; Noctuoidea; tiger moths