title: An overlooked sibling of the fruit-piercing moth Eudocima phalonia (Linnaeus, 1763) from Africa (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Calpinae).
abstract: In recent years, we have been investigating the tropical calpine genus Eudocima Billberg, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Calpinae) with the intent of producing a generic revision. There are a number of undescribed species and here we describe as new a closely related species to the widespread and economically important fruit-piercer Eudocima phalonia (Linnaeus, 1763) (= fullonia Clerck, 1764), with which it has long been confused. Study material came from the private collection of Vernon Antoine Brou collection (VAB) and the Natural History Museum, London (NHM).
authors.affiliation: 7432 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 74320 USA.; Email: vabrou@bellsouth.net.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Brou
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, DC2-2N, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.; Email: a.zilli@nhm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zilli
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D009929:Organ Size