Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865)

Moraes, Simeão de Souza, Freitas, André Victor Lucci & Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas, 2025, Illustrated catalogue of Pericopina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) in the Museum of Nature Hamburg – Zoology, Evolutionary Systematics 9 (1), pp. 123-134 : 123-134

Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865)

Fig. 1 A

Remarks.

Calodesma maculifrons has highly distinctive wing patterns in comparison to other species within the same genus, but lacks sexual dimorphism. Its forewing pattern has an orange background pattern, a yellow post-discal cell maculae, and a submarginal band consisting of parallel yellow stripes on a black background; the hindwing has orange background, the costal and the outer margin black, and parallel yellow stripes on the outer margin. Moths from other families share the same wing patterns, for instance Mapeta xanthomela ( Pyralidae ), Pseudatteria volcania ( Tortricidae ), Pseudomennis bipennis ( Geometridae ), Pyromorpha radialis ( Zygaenidae ) Phostria lithosialis ( Crambidae ) Oricia homalochroa ( Notodontidae ), and some butterflies in the genus Mesene from Central America (e. g. Mesene margaretta ) ( Riodinidae ), suggesting a mimicry ring. Some specimens may show polychromatism with fore and hindwings entirely black and yellow parallel stripes on the outer margin.

Material examined.

1 male, Guatemala.

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of pericopine moths, dorsal view. A. Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865) (ZMH 0840354); B. Chetone isse (Hübner, [1831]) (ZMH 0840038); C. Chetone kenara (Butler, 1871) (ZMH 0840367); D. Netoche histrio (C. Felder & Felder, 1874) (ZMH 0840040); E. Chetone phaeba Boisduval, 1879 (ZMH 0840368); F. Composia credula (Fabricius, 1775) (ZMH 0840355); G. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), male (ZMH 0840048); H. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), female (ZMH 0840049); I. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), male (ZMH 0840352); J. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), female (ZMH 0840353); K. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), male (ZMH 0840356); L. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), female (ZMH 0840357); M. Dysschema hilara (Weymer, 1895), male (ZMH 0840043); N. Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854), female (ZMH 0840359); O. Dysschema lycaste (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840045); P. Dysschema marginalis (Walker, 1855), male (ZMH 0840046); Q. Dysschema neda (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840047); R. Dysschema picta (Gue ́ rin-Me ́ neville, 1844), male (ZMH 0840044).