Hemeroplanis floccalis (Zeller)

Troubridge, J. T., 2020, A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), Insecta Mundi 2020 (789), pp. 1-56 : 16

Hemeroplanis floccalis (Zeller) , revived status

( Fig. 39a, 39b, 39c , 82 )

BIN: BOLD:AAB1106

The DNA of Hemeroplanis scopulepes (Haworth) (BIN: BOLD:AAB1105) was analyzed, which split “ scopulepes ” into two distinct species separated by a 3.28% difference in the 658 COI base pairs compared. The type locality of H. scopulepes is “ England ” (in error for the southeastern United States; Poole 1989). Of the specimens examined, H. scopulepes was found in North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and in Florida, southward at least to Highlands County. The second species occurs in Texas, Mexico, Costa Rica, and southern Florida. Hemeroplanis floccalis (Zeller) , revived status, described from Texas is an available name for this species, which I here raise from the synonymy of H. scopulepes to full species status. These two species can be difficult to identify due to the extreme variation they exhibit; however, H. scopulepes ( Fig. 40 ) tends to be larger (FW length 12–14 mm) than H. floccalis (FW length 10–12 mm). Internally, the male clasper of H. scopulepes is roughly triangular ( Fig. 84 ), whereas that of H. floccalis narrows apically to form a thumb-like projection ( Fig. 82 ).

Erebidae : Erebinae : Melipotini

Figures

Figures 35–48.Adults. 35) Athyrma fakahatchee ♀, paratype, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL.36) Athyrma ganglio ♀, North Port, FL. 37a) Antiblemma carolae ♀, paratype, Florida City, FL. 37b) Antiblemma carolae ♀, paratype, Florida City, FL. 38a) Antiblemma perva ♀, paratype, North Port, FL. 38b) Antiblemma perva ♀, paratype, North Port, FL. 39a) Hemeroplanis floccalis ♂, Bahia Honda, FL. 39b) Hemeroplanis floccalis ♀, Key Largo, FL. 39c) Hemeroplanis floccalis ♀, Port Charlotte, FL. 40) Hemeroplanis scopulepes ♂, Highlands County, FL. 41) Litoprosopus linea ♀, paratype, Port Charlotte, FL. 42) Neogalea caracara ♂, holotype, Key Largo, FL. 43) Neogalea sunia ♂, Lake Placid, FL. 44a) Catabenoides insularis ♂, holotype, Key Largo, FL. 44b) Catabenoides insularis ♀, paratype, Key Largo, FL. 45) Condica collaris ♂, holotype, Bahia Honda, FL. 46) Condica concisa ♂, North Port, FL. 47) Diastema leo ♂, paratype, Highlands County, FL. 48) Diastema tigris ♂, Sinton, TX.

Figures 79–84. Male genitalia. 79) Doryodes acta, holotype, Dixie County, FL. 80) Doryodes unica, holotype, Dixie County, FL. 81) Doryodes fulva, holotype, Dixie County, FL. 82) Hemeroplanis floccalis, North Port, FL. 83) Tripudia calusa, paratype, Bahia Honda, FL. 84) Hemeroplanis scopulepes, Highlands County, FL.