Type locality:
“India” [erroneous]
Type repository:
Holotype ♀: ZMHB
Ecology:
Adult host plants: Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae), Coffea sp. (Rubiaceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) and Zea mays (Gramineae) (Corona 2005). Also records from “Semeruco” and “Apamate”.
Flight period:
III, VI, VII, VIII, XII
Size:
15.7-34 mm
Remarks:
Common species.
Lampetis hirtomaculata (Herbst, 1801)
General Distribution: ?Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela
Distribution in Venezuela: AP, AR, CA, CO, DF, GU, LA, ME, MI, MO, ZU
♀: VE, Edo. Falcón, Puerto Colombia (nr. Choroní),
15 m.s.l., SGCB.
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