Isoscella ventana (Dognin, 1897)

Prada-Lara, Liliana & St Laurent, Ryan A., 2021, Hidden treasures: Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera) from the Museo Javeriano de Historia Natural, with descriptions of the female of Bedosiallo moengus (Schaus, 1928), and a new species of Gonogramma Boisduval, 1872, Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (3), pp. 501-511 : 508

Isoscella ventana (Dognin, 1897)

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Isoscella ventana is the northernmost representative of the genus, it is found in Colombia and Venezuela, and can be recognized by the slightly rounded forewing apices and brighter orange coloration in general as well as genitalia characters. Distribution in Colombia includes Boyacá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, and Valle del Cauca departments. Our report from Casanare is the first from this department. Genitalia is shown in St Laurent & Carvalho (2017). The darker I. peigleri St Laurent & Carvalho, 2017 occurs in the western Cordillera Central of Colombia as well as in northwestern Ecuador ( St Laurent & Carvalho 2017). It is not clear if these two Isoscella are sympatric in Colombia.

Examined material. 2 males. No data. COLOMBIA: Boyacá : 1 male. Garagoa, Reserva “El Secreto”, 2320 m. 12 oct 2001. T. luz 10:20 pm, nublado. Zubiria et al. MPUJ _ ENT0052319 . Casanare : 1 male. Trinidad, Finca la Palmita. Septiembre del 2019, J. Torres

Lacosominae : Lacosomini

Figures

Figure 1. Mimallonidae moths from MPUJ. Scale: 1 cm. A. Female Bedosia turgida. B. Male Bedosiallo moengus. C. Female Bedosiallo moengus. D. Male Psychocampa cf. bactriana. E. Male Isoscella ventana. F. Male Lacosoma briasia. G. Male Lacosoma cf. raydela. H. Male Lacosoma vulfreda. / Polillas Mimallonidae del MPUJ. Escala: 1 cm. A. Hembra de Bedosia turgida. B. Macho de Bedosiallo moengus. C. Hembra de Bedosiallo moengus. D. Macho de Psychocampa cf. bactriana. E. Macho de Isoscella ventana. F. Macho de