0 35 70 number of adults Diphthera festiva (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisiana by Vernon Antoine Brou Jr., 74320 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 email: [email protected]Fig 2. Adult D. festiva captured at sec.24T6SR12E, 4.2 mi. NE of Abita Springs, Louisiana. n = 1392 The strikingly beautiful noctuid moth Diphthera festiva (Fabricius, 1775) (Figs. 1,3,5) appears to have been first recorded in Louisiana as an adult by Jung (1950). Prior to very recent times, this species was known as Noropsis hieroglyphica (Cramer) and has numerous other past synonymies involving both genus and species names. This species was described from Central and South America and according to Dunford & Barbara (2004) occurs through tropical and subtropical areas of South America (south to Bolivia and Brazil), Central America, North America (South Carolina to Florida and along the Gulf Coast). Fig. 1. D. festiva phenotypes: (a-c) males, (d-f) females. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec a b c d e f a b Fig. 3. Mature larvae of D. festiva (a - b). * * * * * * broods
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Diphthera festiva (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisianaby
Vernon Antoine Brou Jr., 74320 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 email: [email protected]
Fig 2. Adult D. festiva captured at sec.24T6SR12E, 4.2 mi. NE of Abita Springs, Louisiana. n = 1392
The strikingly beautiful noctuid moth Diphthera festiva (Fabricius, 1775) (Figs. 1,3,5) appears to have been
first recorded in Louisiana as an adult by Jung (1950). Prior to very recent times, this species was known as
Noropsis hieroglyphica (Cramer) and has numerous other past synonymies involving both genus and species
names. This species was described from Central and South America and according to Dunford & Barbara (2004)
occurs through tropical and subtropical areas of South America (south to Bolivia and Brazil), Central America,
North America (South Carolina to Florida and along the Gulf Coast).
Fig. 1. D. festiva phenotypes: (a-c) males, (d-f) females.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
a b c
d e f
a b
Fig. 3. Mature larvae of D. festiva (a - b).
** ** * *broods
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Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 30: 39-48.
Covell, Jr., C.V. 1984. A field guide to moths eastern North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series No. 30. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Boston. xv + 496pp., 64 plates.
Dunford J.C. and K.A. Barbara 2004. Hieroglyphic Moth, Diphthera festiva (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Florida
Coop. Ext. Serv. Bull. EENY-326.
Heppner, J.B. 2003. Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, vol. 17: Lepidoptera of Florida, Div. Plant Industry, Fla.