Carteris oculatalis

Carteris oculatalis, the dotted carteris moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2] It is found in southern Florida,[2] Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. The species was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.

Carteris oculatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Carteris
Species:
C. oculatalis
Binomial name
Carteris oculatalis
(Möschler, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Zanclognatha oculatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Epizeuxis anser Druce, 1891

The MONA or Hodges number for Carteris oculatalis is 8391.[3][4]

References

  1. "Carteris oculatalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. "Carteris oculatalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "Carteris oculatalis, Dotted Carteris Moth - Hodges 8391". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys. 264: 85-123.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239.


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