-. See [About maps]
Phalaena aerata Fabricius, 1798; REF#: 456, TL: [Boston, Massachusetts]Larva on Rubus, Rudbeckia hirta, Chrysanthemum, Aster ericoides, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Coreopsis, Erigeron canadensis, Eupatorium, E. coelestinum, Liatris, Solidago, Melilotus officinalis [MNA18.1, 84]
Larva on Rubus idaeus var. strigosus, Gaylussacia baccata [MNA18.1, 84]
Larva on Artemisia californica, Chilopsis linearis, Coreopsis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Solidago, Mentha spicata, (usually buds and flowers) [MNA18.1, 85]
-. See [About maps]
Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 376, TL: Cayenne, French GuianaLarva on Stillingia, Pluchea odorata, Bidens, Chrysanthemum, Helianthus annuus, Rubus, Glycine max, Prosopis glandulosa [MNA18.1, 87]
Larva on Senecio, Ambrosia dumosa [MNA18.1, 87]
Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola. See [About maps]
Racheospila xysteraria Hulst, 1886; Ent. Amer. 2 : 121, TL: FloridaLarva on Taraxacum officinale? [MNA18.1, 88]
S.Texas, Mexico - Brazil - Argentina. See [About maps]
Comibaena gerularia Hübner, [1823]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (18): 284 (repl. Phalaena ocellata Stoll, [1790]), TL: SurinamLarva on Baccharis salicifolia [MNA18.1, 89]
Florida, ..., Haiti, Dominican Republic, ...?. See [About maps]
Phalaena herbaria Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 162, TL: "Americae meridionalis Insulis"Larva on (flower heads) Lantana camara [MNA18.1, 89]
Texas, ..., Nicaragua. See [About maps]
Racheospila irregularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 134, TL: Brownsville, Texas
California. See [About maps]
Racheospila noel Sperry, 1949; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 47: 42, TL: Borrego [San Diego Co.], California
Florida, Greater Antilles, Virgin Is., Cuba, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico. See [About maps]
Racheospila cupedinaria Grote, 1880; Can. Ent. 12 (10) : 218, TL: Enterprise, FloridaLarva on Lantana camara Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 39
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