Lyces ena described in Retila Boisduval (=Ephialtias)
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
A widespread neotropical species, ranging from Panama to Brazil and Amazonian Peru, and also occurring on Trinidad, W. I. Larvae have been reared on Passiflora laurifolia and Passiflora vitifolia. Probably the most common josiine in collections.Characteristics
Lyces ena is virtually indistinguishable from and often intermingled with specimens of Proutiella infans in collections. The two may be distinguished by wing venation, and by the unicolorous white or pale gray abdominal venter (white with a gray stripe in P. infans.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.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Lyces ena |
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| Location | West Indies: Trinidad, St. Benedict, Mt. Tunapuna |
| Reference | Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 29) |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | James S. Miller |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | AMNH |
| Collector | M. G. Netting |
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