Moth Photographers Group – Epidromia rotundata

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930977 – 8585.3 Epidromia rotundata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869

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Distribution:	GA and FL to TX.
Description/ Field Marks:	In Epidromia rotundata the falcate forewing apex is characteristic of the species and the collar is concolorous or just a shade darker than the thorax. ~ D.L.
Genitalia:	Solis (1986).
Similar Species:	Epidromia pannosa Guenée, 1852 forewing outer margin is typically straighter, less falcate. Male hind wing outer margin is angled medially, not as rounded. Best separated by the wide prominent yellow streak extending from the cell to the outer margin on the underside of the forewing. Epidromia lienaris (Hübner, 1823) forewing outer margin is typically straighter, less falcate; forewing am. line typically less undulating. Male hind wing outer margin is angled medially, not as rounded. Females are best separated by genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	rotundata Herrich-Schäffer 1869 (Epidromia); Type locality: Cuba fergusoni Solis 1986 (Epidromia)
Taxonomic Notes:	Epidromia rotundata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, formerly a synonym of Epidromia lienaris (Hübner, 1823) in Becker (2001), is treated as a full species with Epidromia fergusoni Solis, 1986 as a new synonym in Lafontaine & Dickel, (2008).

References

Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB1007 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Becker, V.O., 2001. The identity of Hemeroblemma lienaris Hübner and a review of the Neotropical moths of the pannosa-complex of Epidromia Guenée (Noctuidae, Catocalinae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 18(3): 961-964.
Herrich-Schäffer, 1869. Die Schmetterlinge der Insel Cuba. Correspondenz-blatt des Zoologisch-mineralogischen Vereins in Regensburg, 23: 159.
Lafontaine J.D. & D.S. Dickel, 2008. Review of the Genus Epidromia in North America (Noctuidae: Catocalinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 1(3-4): 109-115.
Solis, M.A., 1986. A new species of Epidromia (Noctuidae) from Florida. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(1): 8-19.