Scolecocampa

Guenée, 1852

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Scolecocampa atriluna
Scolecocampa liburna(Dead-wood Borer)

Scolecocampa is a of in the Erebidae, established by Achille Guenée in 1852. The genus was previously classified in the Calpinae of Noctuidae before reclassification to Erebidae. The genus contains at least seven described distributed in the Americas. Species-level remains poorly documented for most members.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Scolecocampa: /skɒləkoʊˈkæmpə/

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Distribution

of Scolecocampa have been documented in North and Central America, including Mexico (Morelos, new record for S. mochisa), the United States, and likely extending into Central America based on the distribution of related erebid .

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Taxonomic History

The was transferred from Noctuidae ( Calpinae) to Erebidae as part of broader reclassifications of the noctuoid .

Species List

Described include: Scolecocampa atriluna (Smith, 1903), S. atrosignata (Walker, 1858), S. liburna (Geyer, 1837), S. pilosa (Schaus, 1914), S. porrecta (Walker, 1865), S. tessellata (Hampson, 1926), and S. tripuncta (Schaus, 1901). The species S. mochisa was documented in Morelos, Mexico in a 2015 publication.