Hypocladia militaris (Butler, 1877)

Original description, as Dycladia militaris: Butler, A. G. (1877). Illustrations
of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British
Museum, part 1: p. 33, pl. 16 fig. 1.

Dycladia militaris, n. sp. (Plate XVI. fig. 1.)

Primaries pale brown, subhyaline; the nervures, a broad nearly central
transverse band, the apical area, and the fringe, sepia-brown: secondaries
hyaline white; the veins and a broad outer border black-brown. Head scarlet; the
frons, antennae, and a line on the centre of the vertex, brown; thorax and
abdomen brown, scarlet at the sides: body below brown, sides of pectus scarlet;
legs and a broad central longitudinal band on the venter creamy whitish. Expanse
of wings 1 inch 1 line.

Silves, Amazons; taken at light, 19th April, 1874 (J. W. H. Trail).

Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British
Museum, vol. 1 (Syntomidae): p. 362, species no. 800, text-fig. 173.

800. Hypocladia militaris.

Dycladia militaris, Butl. Ill. Het. i. p. 33, pl. 16. f. 1 (1877); Kirby, Cat.
Het. p. 145.

Male. Head, thorax, and abdomen brown; two spots on vertex of head, on tegulae
and metathorax crimson; coxae mostly whitish; abdomen with lateral crimson
fascia decreasing and becoming maculate distally; ventral white bands to near
extremity. Fore wing brown, with whitish streaks in and below cell, and a series
of short streaks between veins 2 and 7, becoming shorter and maculate towards
vein 7. Hind wing black-brown, with slight hyaline streaks in, below, and beyond
cell.

Hab. Amazons, 1 male type. Exp. 28 millim.

Draudt, M. (1915). Hypocladia. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of the
World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 119, pl. 19 d (German
edition: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 6).

H. militaris Btlr. (19 d). Body brown; spots on the vertex, collar and
metathorax, as well as lateral stripes on the abdomen, being broken up into
spots, are carmine. Forehips and transverse bands on the ventral side white.
Forewings brown with whitish stripes in and below the cell, as well as a bent
transverse row behind the cell. Forewings [sic] blackish-brown with
diaphanous stripes in, below and behind the cell. Expanse of wings: 28 mm.
Amazon.