Eudocima memorans (Walker, [1858]) (Ophideres)

Vargas-Fonseca, Sergio, Correa-Carmona, Yenny, Montes-Rodriguez, Jose Mauricio, Calero-Mejia, Humberto & Zilli, Alberto, 2020, Synopsis of fruit-piercing moths of the genus Eudocima (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from Colombia, ZooKeys 953, pp. 85-104 : 85

Eudocima memorans (Walker, [1858]) (Ophideres) Fig. 3D-G

Material examined.

Colombia. Antioquia: 1♂; Valle de Aburrá; 6.2833, -75.5; May 1953; F. Gallego leg.; MFLG 46653. Bolivar: 1♀; Cartagena; 10.3997, -75.5144; L. Cortes leg.; MHN-UIS. Caldas: 1♂; Chinchiná; 4.9728, -75.6819; Oct. 1955; F. Gallego leg.; On a road; MFLG 46652. Cundinamarca: 1♀; Bogotá; 4.6097, -74.0818; 1 Feb. 1962; MPUJ_ENT 0019396. 2♂♂, 1♀; Pacho; Plaza de Toros; 5.1361, -74.1602; 1740; 7 Jan. 1992, 26 Mar. 1992; G. Patrick leg.; HNSA. Valle del Cauca: 1♂, 1♀; Anchicayá; 3.6186, -76.9133; 400 m; 17 Jun. 1977-10 Sep. 1977; Dahners leg.; MUSENUV 14841, 14849. 1♀; R[io] Dagua; 3.8455, -77.0609; W. Rosenberg leg.; NHMUK. 1♂, 1♀; [Valle del] Cauca, Juntas [ Río Dagua]; 3.6164, -76.73222; 1897-1898; M. de Mathan leg.; NHMUK.

Comments.

The hindwings show an “m” -shaped band with a distinctly sinuous inner margin. Unlike E. serpentifera , this band reaches the wing margin. Forewing with oblique pale bands. Hostplant and life cycle unknown.

Distribution.

Neotropical ( Zilli and Hogenes 2002). Described from "the western coast of the Americas" (Walker, [1858]), Brou (2006) suggested that the original specimens probably originated from Ecuador.

Remarks.

This species is recorded for the first time from Colombia.

Figures

Figure 3. Species of Eudocima fruit-piercing moths in Colombia. A, B Dorsal and ventral view of E. colubra female C dorsal for E. colubra male D, E same for E. memorans female F, G same for E. memorans male. Scale bars: 1 cm.