Glympis
Walker, 1859
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1Glympis is a of in the Erebidae, Calpinae. The genus was established by Francis Walker in 1859 and contains ten described distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Species have been recorded from the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Florida, Texas, Trinidad, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Guatemala, Colombia, Suriname, and Puerto Rico.
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How to pronounce Glympis: //ˈɡlɪmpɪs//
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Distribution
Caribbean (Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Antilles), Central America (Guatemala), North America (Texas, Florida), and South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia, Suriname).
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Taxonomic History
Glympis has been classified in multiple . It was previously placed in Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in Calpinae of the Noctuidae. Current classification places it in Erebidae: Calpinae.
Species List
The contains ten described : G. arenalis (Dominican Republic), G. brunneigrisea (Paraguay), G. concors (Texas, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Colombia, Suriname), G. damoetesalis (Venezuela), G. eubolialis (Antilles), G. holothermes (Jamaica, Florida), G. nigripuncta (Brazil), G. phaeotherma (Paraguay), G. poliophaea (Brazil), and G. subterminalis (Trinidad).