Lyces annulata described in Josia
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
A fairly common and widespread species, ranging from Venezuela to Peru along the eastern slopes of the Andes. Larvae have been reared on Passiflora (Granadilla) nitida, P.(G.). cyanea, and P. (G.) maliformis.Characteristics
Members of the clade of Lyces aurimutua, L. annulata, L. cruciata, L. minuta and L. tamara are recognizable by abdominal markings: they share a lateral orange stripe and a dorsal transverse orange band on A1.References
Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
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