Goniocarsia

Hampson, 1926

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Goniocarsia is a of in the Erebidae, erected by George Hampson in 1926. The genus contains three described distributed from Mexico through Central America to northern South America. All three species were originally described in other genera and later transferred to Goniocarsia. The genus belongs to the Calpinae, a group of moths often associated with fruit-feeding habits.

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How to pronounce Goniocarsia: /ˌɡoʊniˈoʊkɑːrsiə/

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Distribution

Mexico (G. electrica), Rica (G. subdentata), and Ecuador (G. veluticollis). Records suggest a Neotropical distribution spanning from southern North America through Central America to northwestern South America.

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Taxonomic history

All three were originally described in the Ophisma (now a synonym of Eudocima) by Schaus and Dognin before being transferred to Goniocarsia by Hampson in 1926.

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