Dioptis TS = Dioptis cyma
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Dioptis chloris group
- Dioptis chloris
- Dioptis subalbata
- Dioptis butes group
- Dioptis butes
- Dioptis eteocles
- Dioptis longipennis
- Dioptis phelina group
- Dioptis candelaria
- Dioptis pellucida
- Dioptis phelina
- Dioptis vacuata
- Dioptis obliquaria
- Dioptis otanes
- Dioptis vitrifera group
- Dioptis charila
- Dioptis vitrifera
- Dioptis zarza
- Dioptis fatima group
- Dioptis angustifascia
- Dioptis charon
- Dioptis tessmanni
- Dioptis fatima
- Dioptis indentata
- Dioptis cyma group
- Dioptis aeliana
- Dioptis areolata
- Dioptis onega
- Dioptis restricta
- Dioptis beckeri
- Dioptis trailii
- Dioptis cheledonis
- Dioptis climax
- Dioptis columbiana
- Dioptis curvifascia
- Dioptis cyma
- Dioptis dentistriga
- Dioptis egla
- Dioptis fratelloi
- Dioptis roraima
- Dioptis ilerdina
- Dioptis incerta
- Dioptis proix
- Dioptis pallene
- Dioptis leucothyris
- Dioptis meon
- Dioptis nigrivenis
- Dioptis paracyma
- Dioptis peregrina
- Dioptis stenothyris
- Dioptis uniguttata
Introduction
A diverse, mainly lowland neotropical genus with many species exhibiting quite remarkable mimicry with species of Ithomiinae and Arctiidae. Larvae feed on palms.
Oleria egra. © 2002 Will and Gill Carter source: Neotropical Butterflies: Egra Clearwing, an ithomiine butterfly that may serve as a model for mimetic Dioptis species.
Characteristics
Morphology is variable. For instance, the metathoracic tympanum is reduced, or lost in some groups, as is the male forewing stridulatory organ (perhaps these losses are correlated).
Synapomorphies that unite the clade include the following (Miller, 2009):
- reduced or absent metathoracic tympanum
- antennae quadripectinate
- wings at least partially hyaline
- (also characters of the wing venation)
References
Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Dioptis cyma |
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| Location | Brazil: Pará, Belem |
| Reference | Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 21) |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | James S. Miller |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | PMNH |
| Collector | Jorge Kesselring |
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| Copyright |
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