Eudocima serpentifera (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 serpentifera (Walker, [1858]) (Ophideres) Fig. 4E-H

Ophideres raphael Dugès, 1896

Material examined.

Colombia. Antioquia: 1♂, 1 ♀; Valle de Aburrá; 6.2833, -75.5; Sep. 1945-Sep. 1952; F. Gallego leg.; MFLG 46654, 46656. Cauca: 1♂; Guapi; PNN. Gorgona-Playa Blanca; 2.9484, -78.1842; 52 m; 19-22 Oct. 2010; H. Calero leg.; Van Someren-Rydon Trap; MUSENUV. Cundinamarca: 1♀; Bogotá; U. La Salle; 4.6097, -74.0818; 3 Dic. 1973; M. Nicéforo leg.; MLS 4672. 1♂; Pacho; Plaza de Toros; 5.1361, -74.1602; 1740; 7 Mar. 1992; G. Patrick leg.; HNSA. Putumayo: 1♂; Orito; 0.6675, -76.873; 26 Feb. 1972; MPUJ_ENT 0019407. Tolima: 1♂; Libano; 4.9217, -75.0622; Jul. 1956; F. Gallego leg.; MFLG 46655. Valle del Cauca: 2♂♂, 1 ♀; Anchicayá; 3.6186, -76.9133; 28 Nov. 1975- 20 Nov. 1976; MUSENUV 14846-14848.

Comments.

This species has a sinuous “m” -shaped band on the hindwings. Unlike other species with similar pattern on the hindwings such as E. memorans , E. collusoria and E. colubra , in E. serpentifera the “m” -shaped band does not reach the wing margin. Janzen and Hallwachs (2009) reported D. calocarpa ( Menispermaceae ) as its hostplant. Adults have been found feeding on C. papaya ( Caricaceae ) and Citrus in Mexico ( Robinson et al. 2010; Hernández-Ruiz et al. 2017). In Mexico, adults are active from April to November and are commonly collected with light traps ( Chamé-Vásquez and Jimenez 2009).

Distribution.

Widely distributed in Tropical America. Walker ([1858]) describes this species from the Dominican Republic and Brazil. Additionally, there are occasional records of this species from the southern United States ( Brou 2006). In Mexico, it occurs in an elevational range between 150 and 3000 m ( Chamé-Vásquez and Jimenez 2009).

Remarks.

This species is recorded for the first time from Colombia.

Figures

Figure 4. Species of fruit-piercing moths Eudocima in Colombia. A, B Dorsal and ventral view of E. procus female C, D same for E. procus male E, F Dorsal and ventral view of E. serpentifera female G, H same for E. serpentifera male. Scale bar: 1 cm.