Eusphalera

Eusphalera Jordan, 1907

Eusphalera Jordan, 1907 (Chalcosiinae); Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 31; TS: Heterusia regina Rothschild & Jordan

Eusphalera; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Eusphalera (Chalcosiinae); Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 53; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)
Eusphalera (Chalcosiini); Alberti, 1954, Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 30 (2): 192 (note)

The ligata species-group

group Ligata (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera aurantidiscus Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera aurantidiscus Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 272; TL: Dutch New Guinea, Nomnagihé, 2000ft
- Eusphalera aurantidiscus; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1908 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 242; TL: Eikeikei
- Eusphalera bicolora; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera buergersi Hering, 1922 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera bürgersi [= buergersi] Hering, 1922; Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 55, pl. 1, f. 11; TL: Deutch-Neu-Guinea, Regenberg, 550m
- Eusphalera buergesi[sic, buergersi]; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)
- Eusphalera burgersi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera cadmium Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera cadmium Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 273; TL: Dutch New Guinea, Mt Kunupi, 6000ft
- Eusphalera cadmium; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera casta Jordan, 1915 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera casta Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 296; TL: Mt. Goliath, Dutch South New Guinea, 5000ft
- Eusphalera casta; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera janthina Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Ceram
- Eusphalera janthina Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 271; TL: Central Ceram, Manusela, 3000ft
- Eusphalera janthina; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 274; TL: Druch New Guinea, Mt Kunupi, 6000ft
- Eusphalera jordani; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera ligata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) New Guinea. See [maps]
- Heterusia ligata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 483, pl. 12, f. 22; TL: Holnicote Bay to Owen Stanley Mts, British New Guinea
- Eusphalera ligata; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 31, pl. 6 a; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Eusphalera lutescens Bethune-Baker, 1908 New Guinea. See [maps]
- lutescens Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 243; TL: Eikeikei; Kebea
- alboplagata Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 243; TL: Eikeikei; Kebea
- Eusphalera lutescens; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera lutescens f. alboplagata; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)
Eusphalera satisbonensis Jordan, 1915 Goodenough I.
- Eusphalera satisbonensis Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 295; TL: Goodenough I., d'Entrecastaux Islands
- Eusphalera satisbonensis f. plagiata Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 295
- Eusphalera satisbonensis f. fasciata Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 295
- Eusphalera satisbonensis plagiata; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)
- Eusphalera satisbonensis; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera satisbonensis f. satisbonensis; Jordan, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 295
Eusphalera semiflava (Jordan, 1904) New Guinea. See [maps]
- Heterusia semiflava Jordan, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11: 447; TL: Upper Aroa R., British New Guinea
- subflava Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 241; TL: Eikeikei
- eikeikei Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 242; TL: Eikeikei
- sublutea Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 242; TL: Eikeikei
- ?ekeikei Bethune-Baker
- Eusphalera semiflava; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 31, pl. 6 a; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Eusphalera semiflava f. subflava; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)
- Eusphalera semiflava f. sublutea; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)
- Eusphalera semilfava f. ekeikei; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)
Eusphalera splendens Bethune-Baker, 1908 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera splendens Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 243
- Eusphalera splendens; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

The bellula species-group

group Bellula (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera bellula Kishida & Endo, 1999 Philippines. See [maps]
- Eusphalera bellula; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

The picturata species-group

group Picturata (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera pernitens Jordan, 1925 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera pernitens Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 235; TL: New Guinea, Rawlinson Mts, inland from Huon Gulf
- Eusphalera pernitens f. aspila Jordan, 1930; Novit. Zool. 35 (3): 285; TL: New Guinea, West side of Herzog Mts., Edie Creek, 6100ft
- Eusphalera pernitens; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera picturata (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) Ceram
- Eterusia picturata Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 275; TL: Central Ceram, Manusela, 6000ft
- Eusphalera picturata; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)
- E. p. picturata
  - Eusphalera picturata picturata; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361

The venus species-group

group Venus (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera nigrovata Bethune-Baker, 1908 New Guinea. See [maps]
- nigrovata Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 242; TL: Eikeikei
- Eusphalera nigrovata; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera uniens Hulstaert, 1924 New Guinea. See [maps]
- uniens Hulstaert, 1924; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 64: 100
- Eusphalera uniens; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera venus (Rothschild, 1915) New Guinea. See [maps]
- venus (Rothschild, 1915) (Heterusia); in Rothschild & Durrant, Lep. B.O.U. Exp. New Guinea: 106
- Eterusia venus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera venus; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)
- Heterusia venus; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 65 (note)

The regina species-group

group Regina (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera hampsoni (Holland, 1900) Buru
- Heterusia hampsoni Holland, 1900; Novit. Zool. 7 (3): 557; TL: Buru
- Eucorma hampsoni; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 30; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 52 (key); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera hampsoni; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)
Eusphalera regina (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) New Guinea. See [maps]
- Heterusia regina Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 484, pl. 12, f. 23; TL: British New Guinea, Holnicote Bay to Owen Stanley Mts
- Eusphalera regina; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 31, pl. 6 a; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 53 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Eusphalera milionioides Joicey & Talbot, 1922 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera milionioides Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 273; TL: Dutch New Guinea, Mt Kunupi, 6000ft
- Eusphalera milionioides; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [CoL]
Eusphalera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908 New GUinea
- pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 242; TL: Eikeikei
- Eusphalera pratti; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

The multicolor species-group

group Multicolor (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera multicolor Jordan, 1925 New Ireland. See [maps]
- Eusphalera multicolor Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 236; TL: New Ireland
- tricolor Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 236; TL: New Ireland
- simplex Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- seminigra Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- flava Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- fasciata Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- coerulea Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- chalcosia Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- aurantia Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- albifascia Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: New Ireland
- Eusphalera multicolor pacalis Jordan, 1926; Novit. Zool. 33 (3): 363; TL: New Britain, Telesea
- Eusphalera multicolor pacalis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Eusphalera multicolor; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera satisbonensis fasciata; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 54 (key)

The subnigra species-group

group Subnigra (Eusphalera); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Eusphalera flavifrons Jordan, 1912 New Guinea. See [maps]
- Eusphalera flavifrons Jordan, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19 (1): 148; TL: Ninay valley, Afrak Mts, Durch New Guinea
- Eusphalera flavifrons; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Eusphalera subnigra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) New Guinea. See [maps]
- subnigra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) (Eterusia); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7 (41): 543
- Eterusia subnigra; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Eusphalera subnigra; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Syst. Ent. 30 (3): 361; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 295 (list)

Unmatched external taxa

Eusphalera millionioides; [LepIndex]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Alberti, 1954
Über die stammesgeschichtliche Gliederung der Zygaenidae, nebst Revision einiger Gruppen (Insecta Lepidoptera) Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 30 (2) : 115-480
Bethune-Baker, 1908
New Heterocera from British New Guinea Novit. Zool. 15 : 175-243
Bethune-Baker, 1911
Descriptions of new African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7 (41): 530-552, (42): 553-576
Hering, 1922
Revision der orientalischen Chalcosiinen Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11) : 1-93
Holland, 1900
The Lepidoptera of Buru. (1) Rhopalocera, (2) Heterocera Novit. Zool. 7 (1): 54-86, (3): 555-591
Hulstaert, 1924
Hétérocéres Indo-australiens nouveaux Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 64 : 85-101
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of Zygaenidae from Sumatra, Ceram, and New Guinea Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 270-278
Jordan, 1904
Some new moths Novit. Zool. 11 : 441-447
Jordan, 1912
Some new Oriental Zygaenidae Novit. Zool. 19 (1) : 146-150
Jordan, 1915
New exotic Zygaenidae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 295-301
Jordan, 1925
New Oriental Zygaenidae Novit. Zool. 32 (2) : 230-237
Jordan, 1926
The Agaristidae and Zygaenidae from the Bismarck Archipelago in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 33 (3): 358-366
Jordan, 1930
Some new butterflies and moths from Eastern New Guinea Novit. Zool. 35 (3): 277-287
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea in Rothschild & Durrant, Lep. B.O.U. Exp. New Guinea : 1-146, : 147-148, : 149-162, : 163-168, : 169-182, : pl. 1-2
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Some new or unfigured Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 481-487, pl. 11-12
Jordan in Seitz, 1907
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 10 : 1-909, pl. 1-100
Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005
The phylogenetic relationships of Chalcosiinae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Zygaenidae) Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143 : 161-341
Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005
Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of mimetic wing patterns of Eterusia moths (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) Syst. Ent. 30 (3) : 358-397

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