Agyrta dux (Walker, 1854)
Mexico (Chiapas), St. Lucia, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas, para, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo). See [maps]
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[maps] Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)
Some related literature:
Becker, 2013
Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa
J. Res. Lepid. 46
: 53-66
Boisduval, 1870
Considerations sur des Lépidoptères envoyés du Guatemala à M. de l'Orza
Considérations Lépid. Guatemala
: 1-100
Butler, 1876
On the Lepidoptera referred by Walker to the genus Dioptis of Hübner
Cist. ent. 2
: 107-121
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Draudt, 1931
Neue Amatiden des amerikanischen Faunengebietes
Ent. Rdsch. 48(4): 33-36,
(5): 45-48,
(6): 57-58
Druce, 1893
Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Central and South America
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893
: 280-311, pl. 19-21
Druce, 1898
Description of some new species of Heterocera
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1
(2): 146-149,
(3): 207-215
Druce, 1907
Descriptions of new Species of Heterocera belonging to the families Syntomidae, Hypsidae, Cyllopodidae, Dioptidae and ErateininaeAnn. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19
: 299-311
Fleming, 1959
The Ctenuchidae (Moths) of Trinidad, B.W.I., Part II: Ctenuchinae
Zoologica N.Y. 44 (3)
: 85-104, pl. 1-3
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1885; Godman & Salvin, 1885
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera1: 1-490,
3: pl. 1-101
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: SyntomidaeCat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1
: i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Hampson, 1914
Catalogue oof the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Volume 1
Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.)
1: i-xxvii [?], 1-838, pl. 1-41,
2: pl. 42 (f. 1-9)
Hernández-Baz & Grados, 2004
Lista de los Ctenuchinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) del Estado de Veracruz, México y algunas notas sobre su riqueza en el Continente Americano
Folia Ent. Mex. 43 (2)
: 203-213
Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980
The Generic Names of Moths of the World 2. Noctuoidea (part)
Gen. Names Moths World 2
: i-xiv,
: 1-228
Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015
Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status
Zootaxa 3925 (4)
: 505-535
Rothschild, 1912
New Syntomidae
Novit. Zool. 19
: 151-186
Schaus, 1910
New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. I-III
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6
(32): 189-211,
(34): 402-422,
(36): 561-585
Schaus, 1911
New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. IV-VIII
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 7
(37): 33-84,
(38): 173-193,
(39): 262-286,
(40): 355-372,
(42): 612-634
Schaus, 1924
New species of moths in the United States National Museum
Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520)
: 1-74
Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4
(26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780),
(29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781),
(32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Strand, 1917
Neue und wenig bekannte Nebenformen von Syntomididen
Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2)
: 79-86
Turrent & Pescador, 2013
La fauna de las tribus Euchormiini y Ctenuchini (Lepidoptera, familia Erebidae) de la región de Chajul Chiapas (Marques de Comillas)
Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1)
: 1-15
Vincent & Laguerre, 2013
Changements nomenclaturaux chez les Arctiinae néotropicales (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae); seconde partie
Zoosystema 35 (3)
: 425-455
Walker, 1854; Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.1: 1-278 (1854),
2: 279-581 (1854),
3: 583-775 (1855),
4: 777-976 (1855),
5: 977-1258 (1855),
6: 1259-1508 (1855),
7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Watson & Goodger, 1986
Catalogue of the Neotropical Tigermoths
Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1
: 1-71
Zerny, 1931
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Syntomiden
Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45
: 1-27
Zerny, 1931
Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. VII. Teil. Lepidoptera III: Die Syntomiden des Staates Pará
Ann. Mus. Wien 45
: 225-263
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