Carteris oculatalis explained

Carteris oculatalis, the dotted carteris moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in southern Florida,^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys. 264: 85-123.
• Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carteris oculatalis Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-04.
2. Web site: Carteris oculatalis Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-04.
3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Web site: Carteris oculatalis, Dotted Carteris Moth - Hodges 8391. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-02-04.