Calodesma militta (Stoll, 1781)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Cramer (1781) Uitlandsche Kapellen, voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en bescreeven. 4.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Erebidae
- genus
- Calodesma
- species
- Calodesma militta
description
This species is known from Panama, Trinidad, French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Males are mostly dimorphic (collaris and dioptis morphs), but the single male specimen from Panama resembles the Central American male C. maculifrons. Females are dimorphic (white and orange morphs) and highly variable. When more sequences are available, females are expected to be trimorphic (red morph as well). The following sequenced specimens from Trinidad belong to this taxon: Males collaris morph. Arima Valley, nr. Asa Wright, eupatorium flowers: ♁ 23. ix. 2017 (John Morrall) [MJWC, DNA 139]. Cat’s Hill, eupatorium flowers: ♁ 24. ix. 2017 (John Morrall) [MJWC, DNA 138]. Inniss Field, eupatorium flowers: ♁ 6. i. 2019 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 306]. Parrylands, eupatorium flowers: 3 ♁ x. 2017 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 162 - 164]; ♁ ix. 2018 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 295] Males dioptis morph. Parrylands, eupatorium flowers: 2 ♁ x. 2017 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 160 - 161]; ♁ ix. 2018 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 296] White female morph. Cat’s Hill, eupatorium flowers: 4 ♀ 24. ix. 2017 (John Morrall) [MJWC, DNA 136, 140 - 142]. Parrylands, eupatorium flowers: 10 ♀ x. 2017 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 165 - 174]; 4 ♀ ix. 2018 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 297 - 300] Orange female morph. 3 ♀ Arima Valley, Simla: xii. 2020 (S. Alston-Smith) [MJWC, DNA 470, 474, 475]. Hololo Mountain Road, eupatorium flowers: ♀ 3. x. 2017 (John Morrall) [MJWC, DNA 145]. Lalaja Ridge, eupatorium flowers: ♀ 23. xii. 2019 (J. Morrall) [MJWC, DNA 377]. East of Point Fortin, Eupatorium fls: ♀ 30. ix. 1982 (M. J. W. Cock) [MJWC, DNA 291]. Rio Claro-Guayaguayare Road, milestone 6.5, Eupatorium fls: ♀ 17. ix. 1978 (M. J. W. Cock) [MJWC, DNA 292]