Antichloris viridis Druce 1884

Antichloris viridis Druce, resurrected combination

Antichloris viridis Druce, 1884:68, pl. 7: fig. 25.—Kirby, 1892: 159.—Hampson, 1898:396 [as a synonym of Ceramidia butleri (Möschler) ].—Druce, 1900:xiii.

Ceramidia viridis.—Cockerell, 1910:61.—Zerny, 1912:115; 1931a:18.—Cevallos, 1957:13–14.—Harrison, 1950:251—Tilden, 1968:187.—Ostmark, 1974:163.

Ceramidia butleri viridis.—Draudt, [1916]a:133, pl. 20: fig. g [4]: Draudt. [1916]b:133, pl. 20: fig. g [4].—Zerny, 1931b:250.

Antichloris eriphia.—Druce. 1884:68 [not Fabricius].—Hampson, 1898:396 [in synonymy of Ceramidia butleri].—Draudt, [1916]a:133; [1916]b:133.—Zerny, 1931b:250.

Ceramidia eriphia [sic].—Zerny, 1912:114 [a misspelling of the Druce misidentification].

Ceramidia butleri.—Hampson, 1898:396, fig. 200 [not Möschler; in part].—Cockle. 1904:202.—Zerny. 1912:114 [in part].—Hampson, 1914:246 [in part].—Draudt, [1916]a:133, pl. 20: fig. g [3] [in part]: [1916]b: 133, pl. 20: fig. g [3] [in part].—Zerny, 1931a:18; 1931b:250 [in part].—Harrison, 1959:331–354, figs. 1–5—Ostmark, 1974:163.

Ceramidia musicola Cockerell. 1910:60–61.—Zerny, 1912:115 — Draudt, [1916]a:135: [1916]b:135.—Ostmark, 1974: 163 [as a synonym of Ceramidia butleri (Möschlcr) ]. [New synonymy.]

Ceramidia butleri form musicola.—Hampson, 1914:246.—Draudt. 1917a:207; 1917b:207.

Ceramidia cyanopasta Dognin, 1911:10.—Zerny, 1912:115.—Hampson, 1914:246–247: 1915: pl. 13: fig. 9—Draudt, [I9l6]a:134: [1916]b:134: 1917a:207; 1917b:207; [19l9]a, pl. 28: fig. k [10]: [1919]b. pl. 28: fig. k [10] [New synonymy.]

Ceramidia scintillocollaris Rothschild, 1912:152.—Hampson, 1914:247; 1915, pl. 13: fig. 12.—Draudt. [1916]a:134; [I916]b: 134; 1917a:207; 1917b:207; [1919]a, pl. 28: fig. m [4]; [1919]b, pl. 28: fig. m [4]. [New synonymy.]

Ceramidia underwoodi Rothschild, 1912:152.—Hampson, 1914:247; 1915, pl. 13: fig. 10.—Draudt, [1916]a:135; [1916]b: 135; 1917a:207; 1917b:207; [1919]a, pl. 28: fig. m [7]; [1919]b, pl. 28: fig. m [7]. [New synonymy.]

Ceramidia butleri forma caerulescens Draudt, 1917a:207; 1917b:207.—Zerny, 1931b:250 [in synonymy of Ceramidia butleri].

Ceramidia butleri ab. importata Strand, 1920:225; 1927:50.—Zerny, 1931b:250 [in synonymy of Ceramidia butleri].

Antichloris viridis is distinguishable from A. caca in the male sex by having the lower half of each tympanic hood white and in having a small white spot on base of each tegula. In A. caca the tympanic hoods and tegulae are entirely fuscous. In the female of A. viridis the ventral surface of the segment in front of the ostium varies from fuscous to blue-black, dark metallic blue, or metallic green to bronze green. A few specimens have this segment tan except for a darker central area. In the single female specimen of A. caca available to me for study, this entire segment ventrally is light tan in color.

MALE (Figures 9–16).—Head with occipital area dark fuscous, sometimes metallic blue or green, frons similar, and often but not always with a large central white spot. Palpi dark fuscous, neck with an eversible but shallow pocket, covered with red scales opposite each eye. Thorax with tegulae and patagia fuscous and metallic bronze, green, or blue and each tegula with a small white spot on base. Legs entirely fuscous and blue or green except for coxae of forelegs, which are white. Each tympanic hood large and fuscous in color except for lower half, which is white. Abdomen above fuscous with dark blue, bronze, or blue-green sheen. Ventral surface of abdomen similar except for a large white band extending through segments 1+2, 3, 4, this white covering entire ventral surface of these segments except on segment 4, where it is often rounded or tapered caudally.

Wings above fuscous, often entirely so, but also often with forewings covered from base to middle or beyond with a sheen of metallic blue, green, or bronze green. Hind wing above with about three-fourths length of wing on costal area and to middle of cell pale silvery gray and with a very faint streak of white along vein defining bottom of cell. Forewing below fuscous with a narrow streak of white androconial scales through middle one-third of costal margin, with pale gray on its base covering basal one-half or more, and with a metallic blue or green sheen immediately above this gray area. Hind wing below fuscous with metallic blue or green sheen on base.

Length of forewing, 14–19 mm (average 16.55 mm).

Male genitalia as illustrated by Figures 78 (drawn from preparation of holotype of the junior synonym C. cyanopasta), 79 (drawn from preparation of holotype of the junior synonym C. musicola), and 80 (drawn from preparation of holotype of A. viridis), with valve having a large, downwardly bent costal arm and with a weakly sclerotized lobe from near middle of the dorsal surface of this arm; with a broad and caudally directed sacculus ending in a dorsally directed obtuse projection.

FEMALE (Figures 27–32).—Head and thorax similar to the male except that the white color is absent from the occipital area of the head and from the tegula and reduced or absent on the coxae of forelegs. This white is also greatly reduced on the ventral surface of the basal abdominal segments. The ventral surface of the segment in front of the ostium varies from fuscous to blue black, dark metallic blue, or metallic green or bronze green. In a few specimens this segment is dark tan and darker in the central area.

Wings above similar to the male, with light color on costal area of hind wing more reduced in size and darker. Forewing below without the white androconial scales found along the middle of the costal margin in the male and with base of this wing much darker than in that sex.

Length of forewing, 14.50–20 mm (average 18.53 mm).

Female genitalia as illustrated by Figure 86 (drawn from holotype of the junior synonym C. underwoodi) not distinctly different from A. caca.

TYPE-DATA.—Described from a single male specimen, the holotype (Figures 9, 10) from “Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion),” in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History).

SYNONYMICAL

Antichloris viridis, the satin stowaway or banana moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It has also been observed a number of times in Great Britain, after being accidentally imported in fruit consignments.

The larvae feed on banana, and are considered a serious pest in some areas.