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Opharus Walker, 1855

Opharus Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 728, TS: Opharus procroides Walker
Opharus ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 101; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 117; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 54
Opharus (Phaegopterini) ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus calosoma (Dyar, 1913)

Mexico. See [About maps] Calidota calosoma Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 285
Opharus calosoma ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus procroides Walker, 1855

Panama, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador. See [About maps] Opharus procroides Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 729, TL: Rio Janeiro [?Peru, Chanchamayo]
Opharus procroides ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 120, f. 83; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus consimilis Hampson, 1901

Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia. See [About maps] Opharus consimilis Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 120, pl. 38, f. 7, TL: ?Mexico, Jalapa
Opharus consimilis ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Misidentified/misapplied:

?Opharus procroides; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 101

Opharus bimaculata (Dewitz, 1877)

Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Brazil. See [About maps] Halysidota bimaculata Dewitz, 1877; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ver. 1: 95
Opharus bimaculata, Lepidoptera of French Antilles [Pierre Zagatti]
Opharus bimaculata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 120

O. b. bimaculata

Puerto Rico Opharus albipunctatus Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 102, 3: pl. 10, f. 11, TL: Guatemala, Panzos, Las Mercedes
Opharus bimaculata bimaculata ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

O. b. major Rothschild, 1910

Venezuela Opharus major Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (1): 47
Opharus bimaculata major ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus basalis Walker, 1856

Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia. See [About maps] Opharus basalis Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1704
Opharus basalis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 119; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus muricolor (Dyar, 1898)

Arizona. See [About maps] Pygarctia muricolor Dyar, 1898; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 6 : 38
Opharus muricolor, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Opharus muricolor, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Opharus muricolor, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Calidota muricolor ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 436, pl. 49, f. 7
Opharus muricolor ; [NACL, #8225]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus franclemonti Watson & Goodger, 1986

Peru. See [About maps] Opharus franclemonti Watson & Goodger, 1986; Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18 (repl. Opharus muricolor Rothschild, 1933)
Opharus muricolor Rothschild, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 173 (preocc. Pygarctia muricolor Dyar, 1898)

Opharus agramma (Dognin, 1906)

Peru. See [About maps] Halysidota agramma Dognin, 1906; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 50 (6): 183
Opharus agramma ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus nigrocinctus Rothschild, 1935

Brazil. See [About maps] Opharus nigrocinctus Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3) : 245
Opharus nigrocinctus ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus trama (Dognin, 1894)

Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador. See [About maps] Pseudopistosia trama Dognin, 1894; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 38 (12) : 682, TL: Ecuador, Loja
Opharus euripides Druce, 1900; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 5 (30) : 509, TL: Colombia, Bogota
Opharus trama ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 122, pl. 38, f. 6; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus albijuncta Rothschild, 1916

Colombia. See [About maps] Opharus albijuncta Rothschild, 1916; Novit. Zool. 23: 267
Opharus albijuncta ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus linus Druce, 1897

Mexico. See [About maps] Opharus linus Druce, 1897; Biol. Cent.-Am., Lepid.-Heter. 2: 382, pl. 76, f. 4, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Opharus linus ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 120; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus morosa Schaus, 1892

Peru. See [About maps] Opharus morosa Schaus, 1892; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 : 282
Calidota morosa ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 438, pl. 49, f. 23
Opharus morosa ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus roseistriga Schaus, 1910

Costa Rica. See [About maps] Opharus roseistriga Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (34): 405
Opharus roseistriga ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus almopia (Druce, 1890)

Colombia. See [About maps] Phaegoptera almopia Druce, 1890; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 497, TL: Colombia, Antioquia, Frontino
Opharus almopia ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 121, pl. 38, f. 21; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus lehmanni (Rothschild, 1910)

Colombia. See [About maps] Elysius lehmanni Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (1): 46
Opharus lehmanni ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus laudia (Druce, 1890)

Trinidad, Venezuela. See [About maps] Phaegoptera laudia Druce, 1890; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 497, TL: Trinidad
Opharus laudia ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 121, pl. 38, f. 20; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus flavicostata Dognin, 1901

Colombia. See [About maps] Opharus flavicostata Dognin, 1901; Le Naturaliste (2) 15: 69, TL: Colombia, Cauca Valley, Palmyra
Opharus flavicostata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 509, pl. 48, f. 1; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus albiceps (Dognin, 1901)

Venezuela. See [About maps] Calidota albiceps Dognin, 1901; Le Naturaliste (2) 15: 69, TL: Venezuela, Merida
Ischnocampa farinosa Druce, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 18 : 83
Calidota albiceps ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 437, pl. 49, f. 8
Opharus albiceps ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus conspicuus Druce, 1906

Peru. See [About maps] Opharus conspicuus Druce, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 18 : 83
Opharus conspicuus ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 18

Opharus rudis (Schaus, 1911)

Costa Rica. See [About maps] Calidota rudis Schaus, 1911; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 7 (42): 613
Opharus rudis ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus euchaetiformis H. Edwards, 1884

Mexico. See [About maps] Opharus euchaetiformis H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (1): 15
Calidota euchaetiformis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 435
Opharus euchaetiformis ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus momis (Dyar, 1912)

Mexico. See [About maps] Calidota momis Dyar, 1912; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885) : 55
Opharus momis ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus quadripunctata (Schaus, 1910)

Costa Rica. See [About maps] Calidota quadripunctata Schaus, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (34): 407
Opharus quadripunctata ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus gemma Schaus, 1894

Venezuela, Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul). See [About maps] Opharus gemma Schaus, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 230, TL: Venezuela, Aroa
Opharus gemma, Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana [Pierre Zagatti]
Calidota gemma ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 436, pl. 49, f. 17
Opharus gemma ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus rema (Dognin, 1891)

Brazil (Santa Catherina). See [About maps] Pseudapistosia rema Dognin, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891 : 176
Calidota rema ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 436, pl. 49, f. 18
Opharus rema ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus tricyphoides (Rothschild, 1909)

Brazil, Peru. See [About maps] Elysius tricyphoides Rothschild, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 227
Opharus tricyphoides ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus aeschista (Dognin, 1911)

Colombia. See [About maps] Elysius aeschista Dognin, 1911; Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 3: 10
Opharus aeschista ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus insulsa (Dognin, 1902)

Ecuador. See [About maps] Elysius insulsa Dognin, 1902; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 46 : 232
Opharus insulsa ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus rhodosoma (Butler, 1876)

Ecuador. See [About maps] Phaegoptera rhodosoma Butler, 1876; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (93) : 233, TL: Ecuador
Opharus rhodosoma ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 119; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus immanis (H. Edwards, 1884)

Mexico, Panama, Venezuela. See [About maps] Euchaeta immanis H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (4): 75, TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Hemihyalea ochraceovirida Strand, 1921; Archiv Naturgesch. 86 (A) 7: 119
Euchaetes immanis ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 119
Elysius immanis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 112
Opharus immanis ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus palmeri Druce, 1909

Colombia. See [About maps] Opharus palmeri Druce, 1909; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3 : 459
Opharus palmeri ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus polystrigata Hampson, 1901

Bolivia. See [About maps] Opharus polystrigata Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 129, pl. 40, f. 1, TL: Bolivia, Chaco
Opharus polystrigata ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus cortica (Walker, 1856)

Venezuela. See [About maps] Halysidota cortica Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1707
Opharus cortica ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus belus Druce, 1897

Panama. See [About maps] Opharus belus Druce, 1897; Biol. Cent.-Am., Lepid.-Heter. 2: 382, pl. 76, f. 5, TL: panama, Chiriqui
Opharus belus ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 119; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus subflavus Toulgoët, 1981

Ecuador. See [About maps] Opharus subflavus Toulgoët, 1981; Rev. Fr. Ent. (N.S.) 3: 12
Opharus subflavus ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus omissoides Toulgoët, 1981

Peru. See [About maps] Opharus omissoides Toulgoët, 1981; Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 188
Opharus omissoides ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus lugubris Toulgoët, 1981

Ecuador. See [About maps] Opharus lugubris Toulgoët, 1981; Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 186
Opharus lugubris ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus aurogutta (Schaus, 1896)

Colombia. See [About maps] Phegoptera aurogutta Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 141, TL: Colombia
Opharus aurogutta ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 123; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

Opharus flavimaculata Hampson, 1901

Brazil, Peru. See [About maps] Opharus flavimaculata Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 122, pl. 38, f. 7, TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
Opharus flavimaculata ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 19

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[Pierre Zagatti]

WWW pages; Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles; e-mail: Pierre Zagatti

Some related literature:

Butler, 1876

Descriptions of two new Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Arctiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (93) : 233

Dognin, 1891

[Lépidoptères nouveaux des environs de Loja (Amérique de Sud)] Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891 : clxxv-clxxvi,[175-176]

Dognin, 1894

Lépidoptères nouveaux de Loja et environ Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 38 (12) : 680-687

Dognin, 1901

Description de Lépidoptères nouveaux Le Naturaliste (2) 15: 69

Dognin, 1902

Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 46 : 226-233, 335-350

Dognin, 1906

Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 50 (3): 106-121, (6): 178-186, (7): 204-214

Dognin, 1911

Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 3: 66pp

Druce, 1890

Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Central and South America Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 493-520, pl. 42-43

Druce, 1900

Description of some new Genera and Species of Heterocera from Tropical South America Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 5 (30) : 507-527

Druce, 1906

Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 18 : 77-94

Druce, 1909

Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera, chiefly from tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3 : 457-467

Dyar, 1898

New American moths and synonymical notes J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 6 : 33-44

Dyar, 1912

Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885) : 39-106

Dyar, 1913

Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 279-324

H. Edwards, 1884

Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera with description of new species Papilio 4 (1): 11-19, (3): 59-61, (4): 75-80

Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1885

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. 1-101

Hampson, 1901

Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : i-xix, 1-690, pl. 36-54

Rothschild, 1909

Description of some new South American Artiidae, with notes Novit. Zool. 16 (1): 21-52, (2): 268-299, pl. 4-7

Rothschild, 1909

Description of new South-American Arctianae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 : 205-229

Rothschild, 1910

Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 17 (1): 1-85

Rothschild, 1916

Some new Arctiidae Novit. Zool. 23: 264-271

Rothschild, 1933

New species and subspecies of Arctiinae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 167-194

Rothschild, 1935

Some new Arctiinae Novit. Zool. 39 (3) : 239-250

Schaus, 1892

Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Part I & II Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 : 272-291, : 318-341

Schaus, 1894

On new species of Heterocera from Tropical America Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 225-243

Schaus, 1896

New species of American Heterocera J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 130-145

Schaus, 1910

New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. I-III Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 189-211, (34): 402-422, (36): 561-585

Schaus, 1911

New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. IV-VIII Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 7 (37): 33-84, (38): 173-193, (39): 262-286, (40): 355-372, (42): 612-634

Strand, 1919

Arciidae: Subfam. Arctiinae Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: [1]-415

Strand, 1921

Systematisch-faunistische Beiträge zur Kenntnis exotischer Heterocera und Grypocera Archiv Naturgesch. 86 (A) 7: 113-172

Toulgoët, 1981

Description de nouvelles arctiides d'Amerique latine Rev. Fr. Ent. (N.S.) 3: 1-12

Toulgoët, 1981

Description de nouvelles arctiides d'Amerique latine Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 179-188

Toulgoët, 2002

Description de nouvelles Arctiides neotropicales Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 251-254

Walker, 1855; Walker, 1856

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)

Watson & Goodger, 1986

Catalogue of the Neotropical Tigermoths Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 1-71

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