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Dotted Carteris Moth
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Butterflies & moths

Dotted Carteris Moth

Carteris oculatalis Möschler, 1890

Names

EnglishDotted Carteris Moth
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCarteris oculatalis Möschler, 1890

About this species

Carteris oculatalis, the dotted carteris moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in southern Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. The species was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.

The MONA or Hodges number for Carteris oculatalis is 8391.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusCarteris

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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