Guatemala. See [About maps]
Arachnis albescens Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 394, pl. 47, f. 2, TL: Guatemala
Mexico. See [About maps]
Arachnis confusa Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 99, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Mexico. See [About maps]
Arachnis suffusa Schaus, 1889; Entom. Amer. 5: 190, TL: Mexico, Vera Cruz
Venezuela. See [About maps]
Hypercompe cermellii Watson, 1977; Revista Agr. Univ. Centr. Venezuela 9: 141
Texas. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria oslari Rotschild, 1910; : 174
Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria andromela Dyar, 1909; Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (1): 20
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria cretacea Dognin, 1912; Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 5: 11
Paraguay. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria flavopunctata Schaus, 1921; Insecuter Inscit. menstr. 9: 171
Cuba. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria albicornis Grote, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 5: 239, pl. 4, f. 4, TL: Cuba
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria albiscripta Druce, 1901; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 7 (37): 74, TL: Brazil, Rio Grande
Argentina, Uruguay. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria indecisa Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 697, TL: Argentina
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria chelifer Forbes, 1929; Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 22: 326
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria obtecta Dognin, 1907; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 51: 228
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria melanoleuca Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 174
Mexico. See [About maps]
Arachnis tenebra Schaus, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 231, TL: Mexico, Orizaba
Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria atra Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 109, pl. 15, f. 4, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria amulaensis Druce, 1889; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 4: 87, TL: Mexico, Guerrero
Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile?. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria extrema Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 691, TL: Mexico
Colorado - Arizona - Mexico. See [About maps]
Many-spotted Tiger-moth
Panama. See [About maps]
Turuptiana ecpantherioides Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 248
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria campinasa Schaus, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist (11) 2: 505
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria magdalenae Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 111, pl. 18, f. 5, 8
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria brasiliensis Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 111, pl. 19, f. 2-3, 6
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria praeclara Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 111, pl. 19, f. 1
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria theophila Dognin, 1902; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 46: 233
Venezuela. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria laeta Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 696, TL: Venezuela
Mexico, Guatemala. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria leucarctioides Grote & Robinson, 1867; Ann. N.Y. Lyceum Nat. Hist., 8: 369, pl. 14, f. 3-4
Guatemala. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria ochreator Felder, 1874; in Felder & Rogenhofer, Reise öst. Fregatte Novara (Zool.) 2 (Abt. 2): pl. 101, f. 2, TL: Guatemala
Costa Rica, Panama. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria cotyora Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 97, 3: pl. 10, f. 4-5, TL: Costa Rica, Irazu
Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria euripides Dyar, 1912; Proc. U.S. natn. Mus. 42 (1885): 56
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria nigriloba Hulstaert, 1924; Ann. Soc. ent. Belgique 64: 106
Colombia. See [About maps]
Bombyx ocularia Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 564
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria jaguarina Schaus, 1921; Insecuter Inscit. menstr. 9: 170
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria dognini Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 173
Ecuador. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria robusta Dognin, 1891; Lépid. Loja 2: 50, pl. 4, f. 10, TL: Ecuador, Loja
Surinam. See [About maps]
Noctura orsa Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): pl. 143, F
Peru. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria persephone Tessmann, 1928; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin 14: 128
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria anomala Burmeister, 1883; An. Mus. Buenos Aires 3: 40
Mexico, Cuba, Haiti. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria decora Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 693, TL: Haiti
French Guiana. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria bari Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 108, pl. 14, f. 5, TL: Cayenne
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria orbiculata Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 108, pl. 14, f. 7
Brazil (Para, Minas Gerães, Rio Janeiro). See [About maps]
Ecpantheria abdominalis Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 300
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria detecta Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 109, pl. 15, f. 8
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (2): 59
Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria alpha Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 108, pl. 14, f. 2
Costa Rica. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria perplexa Schaus, 1911; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 7: 186
Peru. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria peruvensis Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 374, pl. 51, f. 10, TL: Peru, R. Linimbare, Legrario, 1200ft
Texas, Mexico. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria muzina Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 105, pl. 12, f. 4 (Texas, Mexico)
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria bolivar Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 107, pl. 13, f. 1
Mexico, Costa Rica, Hondurass, Nicaragua. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria caudata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 689, TL: Mexico
Colombia. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria conspersa Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1908
Peru. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria dubia Rothschild, 1922; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 9: 492Larva on Cedrella, Cissus, Erechtotes, Erythrina, Ipomaea, Solanum torvum, (tomato, banana, beans, guava, eggplant)
S.America. See [About maps]
Phalaena icasia Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 130, 149, pl. 181, f. E, TL: Surinam
Colombia, Surinam. See [About maps]
Phalaena eridanus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): pl. 68, f. G
Peru. See [About maps]
Turuptiana pertestacea Rothshcild, 1935; : 249
Peru. See [About maps]
Hypercompe mielkei Watson & Goodger, 1986; Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 30 (repl. Ecpantheria testacea Rothschild, 1910)
Peru. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria obsolescens Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 238
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria mus Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 109, pl. 16, f. 1
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria castronis Strand, 1919; Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 416 (repl. Ecpantheria brasiliensis Rothschild, 1910)
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria heterogena Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 109, pl. 15, f. 2
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria contexta Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 109, pl. 16, f. 2, TL: Rio Janeiro
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria kennedyi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 172
Brazil. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria hambletoni Schaus, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist (11) 2: 505
Ecuador. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria gaujoni Dognin, 1889; Le Naturaliste (2) 3: 210
Argentina. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria burmeisteri Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 172
New York, Text, NA.Georgia. See [About maps]
Giant Leopard Moth
Eyed Tiger-moth
Argentina. See [About maps]
Hypercompe beckeri Watson & Goodger, 1986; Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 31 (repl. Turuptiana steinbachi Rothschild, 1917)
Peru. See [About maps]
Turuptiana obscura Schaus, 1901; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 7: 268
Venezuela. See [About maps]
Ecpantheria nemophila Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (4): f. 60 [Phaegoptera?]
Venezuela, Ecuador. See [About maps]
Ambryllis neurophylla Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1710
Venezuela. See [About maps]
Turuptiana bricenoi Rothschild, 1909; Novit Zool. 16: 297
Peru. See [About maps]
Turuptiana ockendeni Rothschild, 1909; Novit Zool. 16: 296
Peru. See [About maps]
Turuptiana tessellata Druce, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 18: 85
Colombia. See [About maps]
Chaetoloma dissimilis Schaus, 1896; Jl N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4: 141
Colombia. See [About maps]
Hypercompe lemairei Watson & Goodger, 1986; Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 31 (repl. Turuptiana pellucida Rothschild, 1917)
Amazonas, Ecuador. See [About maps]
Agaposoma marcescens Felder, 1874; in Felder & Rogenhofer, Reise öst. Fregatte Novara (Zool.) 2 (Abt. 2): pl. 99, f. 24
Brazil. See [About maps]
Automolis turruptianoides Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (1): 18
Peru. See [About maps]
Turuptiana fuscescens Rothschild, 1917; Novit. Zool. 24 (2): 484
Peru. See [About maps]
Automolis testacea Rothschild, 1909; Novit Zool. 16: 2706.8.2008 (85)
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