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Euchaetes Harris, 1841

Euchaetes Harris, 1841; Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 257, TS: Phalaena egle Drury
Stenophaea Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : xi, 6, 215, TS: Ctenucha pollinia Boisduval
Protomolis Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : xi, 6, 182, TS: Eucereon promathides Druce
Euchaetias Lyman, 1902; Can. Ent. 34 (1) : 27 (unnec. repl. for Euchaetes Harris, 1841)
Protomolis ; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 92
Euchoetes ; auth., [NACL# (missp.)]
Euchaetes ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 119; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 417
Stenophaea ; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 119
Euchaetias ; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 300
Euchaetes (Phaegopterini) ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

800x1083 (~126Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 2.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

700x1007 (~106Kb) USA: LepSoc mothing trip to Copper Canyon, Cochise Co., Arizona, 4.8.2005, Photo © Valentina Anderson

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Euchaetes elegans Stretch, 1874

California, New Mexico, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia. See [About maps] Elegant Pygarctia
Euchaetes elegans Stretch, 1874; Illust. Zygaenidae Bombycidae N. Am. 1: 189, pl. 8, f. 6
Euchaetes elegans Stretch, 1875; in Wheeler, Rep. expl. surv. W of 100th meridian: 797 (redescr.)
Euchaetes elegans, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes elegans, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes elegans, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Pygarctia elegans ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 416, f. 168; [HMB, 136, pl. XVI, f. 17♂]
Euchaetes elegans ; [NACL, #8237]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Misidentified/misapplied:

?Eupseudosoma involutum; Godman & Salvin, 1897, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 391 (not Phalaena involuta Sepp)

Euchaetes cressida Dyar, 1913

Mexico. See [About maps] Euchaetes cressida Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 284
Euchaetes helena Cassino, 1928; Lepidopterist 4: 92

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes helena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes helena, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes euchaetes helena ; [NACL, #8235]
Euchaetes cressida ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes castalla Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Arizona. See [About maps] Euchaetes castalla Barnes & McDunnough, 1910; Can. Ent. 42 (6): 210
Euchaetes castalla ab. griseopunctata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910; Can. Ent. 42 (6): 210
Euchaetes castalla, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes castalla, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes castalla ; [NACL, #8236]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes promathides (Druce, 1894)

Mexico. See [About maps] Eucereon promathides Druce, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13 : 172, TL: Presidio
Euchaetes promathides ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes bolteri Stretch, 1885

Texas, Mexico, Costa Rica. See [About maps] Euchaetes bolteri Stretch, 1885; Entom. Amer. 1: 106
Euchaetes epagoga Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 285

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes jalapa Strand, 1919; Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 301

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes costaricae Strand, 1919; Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 301, TL: Costa Rica

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes crassipyga Strand, 1921; Archiv Naturgesch. 86 (A) 7: 124

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes bolteri, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes bolteri, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes bolteri ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 420, pl. 48, f. 6; [NACL, #8241]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes egle (Drury, 1773)

WNA. See [About maps] Milkweed Tussock Moth Milk-weed Moth
Phalaena egle Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index, : 36, pl. 20, f. 3, TL: New York
Euchaetes egle f. cyclica H. Edwards, 1883; Papilio 3 (7-10) : 148
Euchaetes egle, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes egle, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes egle, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Euchaetias egle ; [HMB, 135, pl. I, f. 5(larva), pl. XVI, f. 21♀]
Euchaetes egle ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 420, f. 169; [NACL, #8238]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26; [DubP]

Larva on Asclepias [HMB]

Euchaetes psara Dyar, 1907

Mexico. See [About maps] Euchaetes psara Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15 : 229
Euchaetes psara ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes fusca (Rothschild, 1910)

Arizona, Costa Rica. See [About maps] Pygarctia fusca Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 175
Euchaetes fusca, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes fusca, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes fusca, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Euchaetes fusca ; [NACL, #8234]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes gigantea Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Arizona. See [About maps] Euchaetes gigantea Barnes & McDunnough, 1910; Can. Ent. 42 (6): 209
Euchaetes gigantea, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes gigantea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes gigantea, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Euchaetes gigantea ; [NACL, #8239]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes expressa (H. Edwards, 1884)

Mexico, Costa Rica. See [About maps] Antarctia expressa H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3): 60, TL: Mexico
Euchaetes rhadia Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 285

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes densa Dyar, 1921; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9: 59

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Antarctia expressa ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 119
Euchaetes expressa ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 419, pl. 48, f. 20; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes albicosta (Walker, 1855)

Texas, Mexico, Nicaragua. See [About maps] Phragmatobia albicosta Walker, 1855; [REF], TL: Mexico, Jalapa
Euchaetes fumidus H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3): 61
Euchaetes albicosta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes albicosta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Phragmatobia albicosta ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 88
Euchaetes fumidus ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 119
Euchaetes albicosta ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 419; [NACL, #8243]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes antica (Walker, 1856)

Arizona, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala. See [About maps] Halysidota antica Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1708
Ctenucha salatis Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 83

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Ctenucha pollinia Boisduval, 1870; Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 83, TL: Guatemala

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes zonalis Grote, 1882; Papilio 2 (8) : 131
Euchaetes parazona Dyar, 1912; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885) : 56

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes sinaloensis Dyar, 1921; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9: 59

= ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes antica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes antica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes antica, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Scepsis pollenia ; Kirby, 1892, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 175 (missp.)
Stenophaea salatis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 215
Stenophaea pollinia ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 215, f. 123
Euchaetes antica ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 418, pl. 48, f. 7; [NACL, #8242]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes albaticosta (Dyar, 1912)

Mexico. See [About maps] Calidota albaticosta Dyar, 1912; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885) : 55
Euchaetes albaticosta ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes perlevis Grote, 1882

Arizona. See [About maps] Euchaetes perlevis Grote, 1882; Papilio 2 (8) : 131
Euchaetes perlevis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes perlevis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes perlevis, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Euchaetes perlevis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 419, pl. 48, f. 19; [NACL, #8233]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes zella (Dyar, [1903])

Arizona. See [About maps] Calidota zella Dyar, [1903]; Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 96, TL: Arizona
?Calidota zella Dyar, 1903; Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 5: 291
Euchaetes zella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Euchaetes zella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Euchaetes zella, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Euchaetes zella ; [NACL, #8232]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes pannycha (Dyar, 1918)

Mexico. See [About maps] Pericallia pannycha Dyar, 1918; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 341, TL: Mexico
Euchaetes pannycha ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes rizoma (Schaus, 1896)

Brazil. See [About maps] Phaegoptera rizoma Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 140
Euchaetes rizoma ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 418, pl. 48, f. 21; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

Euchaetes bicolor Rothschild, 1935

Brazil. See [About maps] Euchaetes bicolor Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3) : 248
Euchaetes bicolor ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 26

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[HMB]

Holland, 1908; The Moth Book; A popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

Some related literature:

Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

New species and varietes of North American Lepidoptera Can. Ent. 42 (6): 208-213, (7): 246-252

Boisduval, 1870

Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza Considérations Lépid. Guatemala: 100pp

Cassino, 1928

On some new Lasiocampidae Lepidopterist 4: 89-96

Druce, 1894

Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from Central America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13 : 168-182

Drury, 1773

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2 : 1-90, pl. 1-50

Dyar, [1903]

A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723

Dyar, 1907

New American Lepidoptera J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15 : 226-234

Dyar, 1912

Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 42 (1885) : 39-106

Dyar, 1913

Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951) : 279-324

Dyar, 1918

Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 335-372

Dyar, 1921

New forms of American moths Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9: 59-68

H. Edwards, 1883

Some species of Euchaetes Papilio 3 (7-10) : 145-148

H. Edwards, 1884

Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera with description of new species Papilio 4 (1): 11-19, (3): 59-61, (4): 75-80

Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1885

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101

Godman & Salvin, 1897

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101

Graef, 1887

Some new Bombycidae Entom. Amer. 3: 41-43

Grote, 1882

New Arizonian and Texas moths Papilio 2 (8) : 131-133

Hampson, 1901

Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : i-xix, 1-690, pl. 36-54

Harris, 1841

A report on the insects of Massachusetts injurious to vegetation Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 459pp

Kirby, 1892

A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 1-951

Lyman, 1902

Synonymic Notes Can. Ent. 34 (1) : 27-28

Rothschild, 1910

Descriptions of new species of Arctianae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 172-188

Rothschild, 1935

Some new Arctiinae Novit. Zool. 39 (3) : 239-250

Schaus, 1896

New species of American Heterocera J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 130-145

Strand, 1919

Arciidae: Subfam. Arctiinae Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: [1]-415

Strand, 1921

Systematisch-faunistische Beiträge zur Kenntnis exotischer Heterocera und Grypocera Archiv Naturgesch. 86 (A) 7: 113-172

Stretch, 1875

Report upon new species of Zygaenidae and Bombycidae in Wheeler, Rep. expl. surv. W of 100th meridian: 795-802

Stretch, 1885

Descriptions of new species of Heterocera Entom. Amer. 1: 101-107

Walker, 1856

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

Watson & Goodger, 1986

Catalogue of the Neotropical Tigermoths Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 1-71

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