Phoenicoprocta ignicauda Draudt, 1915

Draudt, M. (1915). Phoenicoprocta. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera
of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 58, pl. 12 c.
(German edition: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 6: 58.)

Original description (English edition, p. 58):

P. ignicauda spec. nov. (12 c) is very closely allied to the two preceding
species; it is easily discernible by red subdorsal streaks being only to be
seen on the first abdominal ring, as well as by the 4 last abdominal rings
being above and beneath entirely red, the two first of which exhibit black
and metallic-blue dorsal spots; collar and shoulder-covers are quite black.
All the rest like in the preceding. A female from Cuyaba, Province of Matto
Grosso (Bang-Haas).

"The two preceding species" are rubiventer and astrifera, so the characters
Draudt takes for granted are those of astrifera, which he describes thus
(p. 58):

P. astrifera Btlr. (12 c). The body is black with a red anal tuft and red
subdorsal streaks only on the first 4 abdominal rings, whereby it differs
from the preceding [rubiventer]; also the ventral valve in the male is
red-margined, otherwise the venter is black. Metallic-blue spots are on the
forehead, vertex and thorax, the collar being blue, bordered by orange as the
shoulder-covers. The abdomen exhibits metallic-blue spots on the dorsum and
the sides of the first segment, green-silvery dorsal and lateral spots on
the rest of the abdomen. The hyaline wings are very broadly margined by
black. From the Amazon (Porto Alegre).

P. rubiventer Hmps. (= sanguinea Druce) (12 e) is well-marked by red
subdorsal macular series running through to the red anal tuft, and an
entirely red underside of the abdomen. Panama.

Hence ignicauda, as stated by Draudt: body black; metallic-blue spots on
frons, vertex and thorax; collar and shoulder-covers entirely black (not
blue bordered with orange as in astrifera); red subdorsal streaks on the
first abdominal ring only; last four abdominal segments entirely red above
and below, the first two of these with black and metallic-blue dorsal spots;
wings hyaline, very broadly margined with black. Known from the female type
only. No wingspan given.

Type locality: Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Bang-Haas). No other locality
on record (Catalogue of Life / funet checklist: Brazil, Mato Grosso).

Not treated by Hampson (1898, 1914). No later description or revision found
(checked 11.10.2026): Catalogue of Life lists the species as valid with no
synonyms.