Corresponding author: J. Bolling Sullivan (
Academic editor: C. Schmidt
After examining the type specimens of species in the eastern North American genus
Currently, there are 10 species of
Specimens were examined from the following collections:
American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA
The Natural History Museum (statutorily, British Museum (Natural History)), London, UK
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Personal collection of J. Bolling Sullivan, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France
National Museum of Natural History (formerly, United States National Museum), Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Dissection of genitalia and terms for genital structures and wing markings follow
1 | Forewing with postmedial line straight or evenly curved, usually prominent | 2 |
– | Forewing with postmedial line dentate, usually obscure | 5 |
2 | Forewing with postmedial line appearing to extend to apex and usually highlighted by yellow line or spots |
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– | Forewing with postmedial line subapical and without yellow shading | 3 |
3 | Forewing with postmedial line curved toward wing base at costa; basal, medial, and terminal areas may be extensively dusted with white scales |
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– | Forewing with postmedial line straight; ground color brown | 4 |
4 | Postmedial line complete |
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– | Postmedial line incomplete |
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5 | Forewing length 15–17mm; fringe with white scaling |
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– | Forewing length 10–13 mm; fringe rarely with white scaling and if so, scaling minute |
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The type material of
North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.
The type material of
Virginia south to Florida and Texas.
The female lectotype of
North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.
The male lectotype of
Virginia south to Florida and Texas.
The type specimen of
New York and New Hampshire south to Florida and Texas.
The type specimen of
Southern Canada (Quebec to Saskatchewan) south to Florida and Texas.
Three species included in
Type material of
Male genitalia of
Female genitalia of
We thank Jérôme Barbut (Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris), Terhune Dickel (Anthony, Florida), Martin Honey (Natural History Museum, London, UK), Jim Miller (formerly AMNH, New York), Michael Pogue (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC) for access to specimens and data. We thank Jocelyn Gill (CNC, Ottawa, Canada) for assistance with the preparation of the genitalia, photographs, and plates.