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Phobetron Hübner, [1825]
Phobetron Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (23-27): 398, TS: Phalaena pithecum Smith
Ecnomidea Duncan [& Westwood], 1841; in Jardine, Naturalist's Libr. (Edn. 1) 33 (Ent. 7): 183, TS: Phalaena pithecium Smith
= ; [NACL, 66]
Euryda Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (10): pl. 37, f. 182, TS: Euryda variolaris Herrich-Schäffer
= ; [NACL, 66]
Nemeta Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 968, TS: Nemeta bifacies Walker
= ; [NACL, 66]
Nemeta Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 981 (key), 1083 (preocc. Nemeta Walker, 1855 (p. 968)), TS: Nemeta basifusca Walker
Phobetrum ; Packard, 1864, (missp.)
Ecnomidia ; Dyar, 1895, (missp.)
Euryda ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210
Phobetron (Limacodidae) ; [NACL, 66]

Phobetron dyari Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Texas, .... See [About maps] Phobetron dyari Barnes & Benjamin, 1926; Insecutor Inscitae Menstruus, 14: 6, TL: Texas
Phobetron dyari ; [NACL, #4676]

Phobetron pithecium (Smith, 1797)
NA.Georgia, Virginia, .... See [About maps] "Hag Moth"
Phalaena pithecium Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia, 2: 147, pl. 74, TL: Georgia, Virginia
Phobetron abbotana Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (23-27): 398
= ; [NACL, #4677]
nigricans (Packard, 1864)
= ; [NACL, #4677]
Phobetron hyalinus Walsh, 1864
= ; [NACL, #4677]
Limacodes tetradactylus Walsh, 1864; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 9: 300
= ; [NACL, #4677]
nondescriptus (Wetherby, 1875)
= ; [NACL, #4677]
Phobetron pithecium, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Phobetron pithecium ; [NACL, #4677]

Phobetron hipparchia (Cramer, [1777])
Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guiana, Brazil, Argentina. See [About maps] "Monkey Slug" (larva)
Phalaena hipparchia Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 135, pl. 185, f. D
Euryda variolaris Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (10): pl. 37, f. 182, TL: Colombia
Phobetron hipparchia, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Euryda variolaris ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210

Larva on Gliricidia sepium Young, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (1): 69-71, f. 1


Phobetron bifacies (Walker, 1855)
Brazil. See [About maps] Nemeta bifacies Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 968, TL: Brazil

Phobetron basifusca (Walker, 1855)
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Nemeta basifusca Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1083, TL: Rio de Janeiro


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Synonymic notes and new species of Lepidoptera Insecutor Inscitae Menstruus, 14: 1-10
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Godman & Salvin, 1887
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-64
Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Hübner, [1825]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walsh, 1864
On certain remarkable or exceptional larvae... Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 9: 286-318
Young, 1986
Notes on a Costa Rican "Monkey Slug" (Limacodidae) J. Lep. Soc. 40 (1): 69-71


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