A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies
This catalogue comprises records of 355 species of moths from Tobago, of which 15 are partially identified
Abstract
This catalogue comprises records of 355 species of moths (non-papilionoid Lepidoptera) from Tobago, of which 15 are partially identified. Of this total, all except 17 (5%) are known from Trinidad, although not all these records from Trinidad are published yet. Of these 17, eleven are expected to occur in Trinidad as they also occur on the mainland of South America and two are only known from Tobago but will probably also occur in Trinidad. This leaves just 4 species (1% of the total) that are known from the Lesser Antilles and are currently not known from further south than Tobago. The families represented by the most species are Erebidae, Crambidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae and Sphingidae, which between them account for 73% of records. Several taxonomic changes are made.
Citation
Cock, M.J.W. (2017) A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies. Insecta Mundi 0585, 1–58.
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A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies