Acharia

Wed Oct 22 10:47:31 EDT 1997

Dear Listers and Ernst Neering,

Sorry I took so long to reply to Ernst's request about Acharia, which 
was:

> Where was the change of name to Acharia [from Sibine] published? Was 
it Epstein & Becker 
> (1993) Combinations and new synonymies in New World Limacodidae, 
> Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae. Revista Brasiliera de Zoologia 10 
> (2): 289-319?

The article establishing Acharia as the senior synonym to Sibine is:

    Vitor O. Becker and Scott E. Miller.  1988.  The identity of 
Sphinx brunnus Cramer and the taxonomic position of Acharia Huebner 
(Lepidoptera: Limacodidae).  Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera.  
26(1-4): 219-224. 

> If it turns out that the moth indeed is a Sibine/Acharia, the caterpillar 
> must not have just wandered into the bunch, it was there on its hostplant.

Absolutely.  There are a significant number of limacodid "pest" 
species on several tropical "crop" plants.

Hope this is useful information for those who are interested.

    James