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Uranophora Hübner, [1831]

Uranophora Hübner, [1831]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : 14, TS: Uranophora chalybea Hübner
Napata Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 231, TS: Euchromia terminalis Walker
Diabaena Felder, 1874::REF#: 4, pl. 103, f. 1; Diabaena cincticollis, Felder

= Napata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 405

Metriophyla Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : 43, TS: Charidea apicalis Herrich-Schäffer

= Napata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 405

Nepeta ; Pagenstecher, 1909, Geogr. Verbreitung Schmett.: 420 (missp.)
Metriophyla ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 73
Napata ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 66; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 405

Uranophora fenestrata (Druce, 1896)

Brazil (São Paulo). See [About maps] Laemocharis fenestrata Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 30, TL: Brazil, Casa Branca
Napata fenestrata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 405, f. 211

Uranophora walkeri (Druce, 1889)

Costa Rica, Panama, ..., Peru. See [About maps] Evius walkeri Druce, 1889; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 4 (19) : 86, TL: Panama, Taboga I.
Napata walkeri ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 407

431x299 (~66Kb) Peru: Coviriali, Junin, 665m, 24.10.2007, Photo 2009 © Vladimir V. Izerskyy leg.

Uranophora splendida (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])

Colombia, Venezuela, Cayenne, Bolivia, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Charidea splendida Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (12): f. 232
?Sphinx argentiflua Esper, 1794; Mag. Neu Ausl. Ins. 1: 3 (nom. nud.?)
?Sphinx argentiflua Martyn, 1797; Psyche: pl. 29, f. 82-83 (nom. nud.?)

= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 407

Napata splendida ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 407

Misidentified/misapplied:

Entomis eucyane; Felder, 1874, Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 102, f. 14

Uranophora eucyane (Felder, 1874, pl. 102, f. 16)

Brazil. See [About maps] Cyanopepla eucyane Felder, 1874, pl. 102, f. 16; Brazil
Uranophora? felderi Zerny, 1912; in Wagner, Lepid. Cat. 7: 118 (repl. Cyanopepla eucyane Felder, 1874), TL: Brazil
Napata eucyane ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 407

Uranophora unifascia (Schaus, 1898)

Ecuador. See [About maps] Napata unifascia Schaus, 1898; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 6 : 140, TL: Ecuador, Chimbo
Napata unifascia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 408, pl. 14, f. 15

Uranophora iridis (Hampson, 1898)

Bolivia. See [About maps] Napata iridis Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 408, pl. 14, f. 10, TL: Bolivia, Chaco

Uranophora jynx (Geyer, 1832)

Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Calosoma jynx Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 39, : f. 781-782, TL: Brazil, Castro Parana
Napata jynx ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 408

Uranophora castra (Hampson, 1898)

Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Napata castra Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 409, pl. 14, f. 14, TL: Brazil, Castro Parana

Uranophora chalybea Hübner, [1831]

Cuba, Jamaica. See [About maps] Uranophora chalybea Hübner, [1831]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : 14, : pl. [76], f. 439-440, TL: Cuba
Napata chalybea ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 409

Uranophora albiplaga (Walker, 1854)

Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil. See [About maps] Euchromia albiplaga Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 218
Charidea apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (12): f. 236

= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 409

Heliura apicalis ; Butler, 1876, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 417
Metriophyla apicalis ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 73
Napata albiplaga ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 409, f. 212

Misidentified/misapplied:

Heliura lelex; Druce, 1890, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 495 ♂

Uranophora lelex (Druce, 1890)

Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador. See [About maps] Heliura lelex Druce, 1890; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 495 ♀
Napata lelex ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 410, pl. 14, f. 28

Uranophora terminalis (Walker, 1854)

Brazil (Pernambuco). See [About maps] Euchromia terminalis Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 231, TL: Brazil, Pernambuco
Napata terminalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 411, pl. 14, f. 12

Uranophora leucotelus (Butler, 1876)

Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela. See [About maps] Napata leucotelus Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 409, TL: Honduras
Napata leucotelus ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 66, 3: pl. 7, f. 24; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 411

Uranophora guatemalena (Druce, 1884)

Guatemala. See [About maps] Napata guatemalena Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 66, TL: Guatemala, Tamahu, San Gerónimo
Napata guatemalena ; Druce, 1897, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 3: pl. 72, f. 6; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 411

Uranophora lena (Schaus, 1892)

Peru. See [About maps] Metriophyla lena Schaus, 1892; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 : 277
Napata lena ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 412

Uranophora cincticollis (Felder, 1874)

Colombia. See [About maps] Diabaena cincticollis Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 103, f. 1, TL: Colombia, Bogota
Napata cincticollis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 412

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References:

[About maps]

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[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!

[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

[Pierre Zagatti]

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

[Vladimir V. Izerskyy]

Vladimir V. Izerskyy; Bombicoidae lepidoptera and Notodontidae of Siberia and Far East; Kiev, 1999

Some related literature:

Butler, 1876

On the Subfamilies Antichlorinae and Charideinae of the Lepidopterous Families Zygaenidae and Arctiidae J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 408-433, pl. 29, : vii (Corrigenda et addenda)

Butler, 1877

Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : i-xiii, 1-62, pl. 1-20

Druce, 1889

Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Central America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 4 (19) : 77-94

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, 1896

Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of Heterocera from Central and Tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18 (103) : 28-42

Felder, 1874

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

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

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

Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1897

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101

Hampson, 1898

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17

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), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)

Hübner, [1831]

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 3 [1824-] 1825 [-1831] Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-40, [41-48] (1827 - 1831), : pl. [70-100], f. 401-582 (1824), : pl. [101-103], f. 583-600 (1825)

Geyer, 1832

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)

Martyn, 1797

Figures of non-descript lepidopterous insects, or rare moths and butterflies from different parts of the world Psyche: [32 pls]

Möschler, 1872

Neue exotische Schmetterlinge Stettin Ent. Ztg 33 (7-9) : 336-362

Pagenstecher, 1909

Die geographische Verbreitung der Schmetterlinge. Med.-Nat. Ges., Jena Geogr. Verbreitung Schmett.: IX + 451pp

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, 1896

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

Schaus, 1898

New species of Heterocera from tropical America J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 6 : 138-149

Walker, 1854; 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: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

Zerny, 1912

Syntomidae in Wagner, Lepid. Cat. 7: 179pp

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