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Composia Hübner, [1820]

Composia Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 179, TS: Bombyx credula Fabricius
Cocastria Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 88, TS: Bombyx credula Fabricius
Composia ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 105
Composia (Pericopinae) ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 34

Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Cuba, Florida. See [About maps] Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 20: 132
Composia fidelissima, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Composia fidelissima, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Composia fidelissima ; [NACL, #8038]

Larva on Canavalia, Nerium, Echites

C. f. fidelissima

Cuba Phaloesia olympia Butler, 1871; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 8 (46) : 290, TL: Brazil
Composia fidelissima fidelissima ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 34, f. 25
Composia olympia ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 105, 3: pl. 11, f. 1

C. f. vagrans Bates, 1933

Composia vagrans Bates, 1933; Psyche 40: 123
Composia fidelissima vagrans ; [NACL, #8038a]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 34

Misidentified/misapplied:

Composia olympia; French, 1890, (not Butler, 1871)

Composia credula (Fabricius, 1775)

Antilles. See [About maps] Bombyx credula Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 584, TL: Tropical America
Noctua sybaris Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 71
Composia credula ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 34, f. 24; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 35, f. 113

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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

[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

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

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

Some related literature:

Bates, 1933

The peircopid gensu Composia Psyche 40: 121-123

Becker & Miller, 2002

The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 9-44

Boisduval, 1870

Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 100pp

Butler, 1871

Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera chiefly from the Collection of Mr Wilson Saunders Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 8 (46) : 282-290

Cramer, [1775]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

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

Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Die Schmetterlinge der Insel Cuba CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 20: 130-136

Hübner, [1820]

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])

Watson & Goodger, 1986

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

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