Asturodes Explained

Asturodes is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus is placed in the tribe Margaroniini.^[1]

It contains four species in the subtropical and tropical Americas.

The caterpillars of Asturodes feed on leaves of Rhamnaceae species, with A. fimbriauralis recorded from Colubrina arborescens.^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Asturodes bioalfae Solis in Solis, Phillips-Rodríguez, Hallwachs, Dapkey & Janzen, 2020, found in Costa Rica^[2]
• Asturodes encisoensis Solis in Solis, Phillips-Rodríguez, Hallwachs, Dapkey & Janzen, 2020, found in Costa Rica^[2]
• Asturodes fimbriauralis (Guenée, 1854), type species, reportedly found in Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,^[4] United States (Florida),^[5] and Peru.^[6] (but these sources predate the description of the other three species)
• Asturodes junkoshimurae Solis in Solis, Phillips-Rodríguez, Hallwachs, Dapkey & Janzen, 2020, found in Costa Rica^[2]

Notes and References

1. Mally . Richard . Hayden . James E. . Neinhuis . Christoph . Jordal . Bjarte H. . Nuss . Matthias . 2019 . The phylogenetic systematics of Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) inferred from DNA and morphology . Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny . 77 . 1 . 141–204 . 10.26049/ASP77-1-2019-07 . 1863-7221 .
2. Solis. Maria Alma. Phillips-Rodríguez. Eugenie. Hallwachs. Winnie. Dapkey´. Tanya. Janzen. Daniel H.. 2020. Asturodes Amsel (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): Three New Species from the Western Hemisphere and Food Plant Records from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122. 1. 147–171. 10.4289/0013-8797.122.1.147. 211228475.
3. Web site: Robinson. Gaden S.. Ackery. P. R.. Kitching. Ian J.. Beccaloni. G. W.. Hernández. L. M.. 2010. Asturodes fimbriauralis. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum. London. 2020-02-16.
4. Web site: Asturodes fimbriauralis Guenée, 1854. Global Biodiversity Information Facility - GBIF. Natural History Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. 2020-02-16.
5. Web site: Asturodes fimbriauralis (Guenée, 1854). North American Moth Photographers Group. 2020-02-16.
6. Web site: Ratnasingham. Sujeevan. Hebert. Paul D. N.. 2007. Taxonomy Browser: Asturodes fimbriauralis. Barcode of Life System. 4. 2020-02-16.