Macrocneme viridis (Druce, 1883)

Druce, H. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Zygaenidae and Arctiidae.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 372-384; p. 380 (as
Chloropsinus viridis, n. sp.).

Wings uniform greenish brown, with all the veins black; head, antennae, and
thorax black; abdomen greenish black; legs black; tarsi white on the inner
side.

Expanse 1¾ inch.

Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckley).

Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British
Museum, vol. 1, Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the collection of the British
Museum. London: p. 337, pl. XII, fig. 27 (as Poliopastea viridis).

742. Poliopastea viridis. (Plate XII. fig. 27.)

Chloropsinus viridis, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 380; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 156.

♂. Head and thorax black; 2nd joint of palpi, coxae, and 1st joint of tarsi
with white points; abdomen dark blue-grey, with ventral series of white
points; wings grey suffused with iridescent greenish, the veins with dark
blue. Fore wing with white point at base of costa.

Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckley). Exp. 44 millim. Type ♂ in Coll. Druce.

Draudt, M. (1915). Poliopastea. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of
the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 110, pl. 18 b (as
Poliopastea viridis).

P. viridis Druce (18 b) has grey wings with an intense green lustre, the veins
with a blue lustre. Head and thorax are black; the second palpal joint, hips
and first joint of the tarsi spotted white. The abdomen is dark bluish-grey
with a ventral row of white dots. Ecuador.