First record of Toulgoetarctia nigripuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from Brazil

By

Teston, José Augusto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-8-14

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

289--291

Subjects

Arctiini , Neotropics , Noctuoidea , Phaegopterina , tiger-moths

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.4.289

 

Abstract

This note reports the first record of Toulgoetarctia nigripuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) in Brazil. The specimens was found in the Amazônia National Park, Pará state, Eastern Amazon. The distribution of T. nigripuncta is enlarged 1000 km towards to the south in relation to the closest record for the species.