First record of Toulgoetarctia nigripuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from Brazil

Abstract

This note reports the first record of Toulgoetarctia nigripuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) in Brazil. The specimens was found in the Amazônia National Park, Pará state, Eastern Amazon. The distribution of T. nigripuncta is enlarged 1000 km towards to the south in relation to the closest record for the species.

Keywords

• Noctuoidea
• Arctiini
• Phaegopterina
• tiger-moths