Hypocrita arcaei (Druce, 1884)

Druce, H. (1884). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera,
vol. 1. R. H. Porter, London; p. 104, Tab. X fig. 14 (as Eucyane arcaei).

Primaries rich dark brown, the base shot with bright metallic green; a wide
chrome-yellow band crossing the wing from about the middle of the costal margin
to the anal angle, the fringe white at the apex; secondaries brownish black,
with the inner half from the base to near the anal angle brilliant morpho-blue;
a bright carmine spot on the costal margin nearest the apex; the fringe white
at the apex and anal angle: head, thorax, and abdomen dark bluish black;
tegulae and three central spots on the abdomen black; antennae and palpi black;
the legs black, banded with white; the underside of the abdomen bright scarlet,
banded with black, edged with white. Expanse 2 1/4 inches.
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arce, mus. D.).
I received a single example of this species some years ago, the only one that I
have seen; its nearest ally appears to be E. glauce from Para.

Hering, M. (1925). Pericopidae. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of
the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges. Alfred Kernen,
Stuttgart; p. 437, pl. 61 g (as Eucyane arcaei).

E. arcaei Drc. (61 g) entirely resembles E. albimacula Drc. (61 f) with the
exception of the yellow band. Honduras, Panama.

The albimacula paragraph referred to (same work, p. 436, pl. 61 f):

E. albimacula Drc. (61 f). Body blackish-blue, with 5 red rings on the ventral
side of the abdomen. Forewing violettish-brown, without red spots, except
perhaps the costa at the band narrowly reddish. Hindwing bluish-black, in the
anal half with a blue reflection, on the centre of the costa with a red spot
extending to the cell. Fringes as in the following white at the apex of all the
wings and partly at the distal margin of the hindwing. Mexico, Honduras.