Poecilosoma chrysis Hübner, [1823]

Hübner, J. [1823]. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Zweytes
Hundert: p. 8, no. 106, figs. 211, 212. (Cited by Hampson as "Zutr. Ex.
Schmett. ii. p. 8, ff. 211, 212 (1827)".) Translated from the German
original.

106. Poecilosoma Chrysis.

From Surinam. Obtained from Herr Grimm. A Sphinx papilionides and
Glaucopis hyalina. It has a distinct resemblance to C. Echemus*, but at
its size its scarlet-red body distinguishes it conspicuously enough. The
specimen figured at 211, 212 appears to be of the male sex.
* Cram. Papill. 367. B. Echemus.


Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the
British Museum, vol. 1, Syntomidae: p. 256, text-fig. 111.

554. Poecilosoma chrysis.

Poecilosoma chrysis, Hübn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. ii. p. 8, ff. 211, 212
(1827); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 143.
Cosmosoma megaspila, Wlk. xxxi. 90 (1864); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 143.

Male. Black; antennae white at tips; frons, vertex of head, tegulae, and
patagia spotted with metallic blue; thorax scarlet; patagia scarlet and
black; abdomen with basal scarlet patch, a dorsal series of metallic blue
spots, and lateral series on the last three segments, the ventral valve
with lateral white patches; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black.
Fore wing with the terminal band gradually widening to costa and dilated
at tornus. Hind wing with the terminal band slightly widening to costa.
Fore wing with discocellular black spot.

Hab. Amazons, Ega, 1 male, 1 female type megaspila (Bates). Exp. 40
millim.


Draudt, M. (1915). Poecilosoma. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera
of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 84, pl. 14 i.

P. chrysis Hbn. (= megaspila Wkr.) (14 i) looks almost exactly like
Cosmosoma ignidorsia (13 b), but it is sufficiently marked by the low
rising of the uppermost radial vein. Besides the distal half of the
shoulder-covers is black, spotted blue, and the red lateral spots on the
2nd abdominal ring are absent. Described from the Amazon, before me also
from French Guiana.


Draudt, M. (1917). Additions to Poecilosoma. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The
Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and
Sphinges: p. 202, pl. 28 d.

To P. chrysis add: From Villavicencio (East Colombia) there is a form
before me from the Coll. Fassl, in which the red colour of the thorax and
of the 1st abdominal ring is golden yellow; I denominate it: flava form.
nov. - In another form from the same origin the 4 first abdominal rings
are scarlet, on which the small blue-opalescent dorsal spots without any
black bordering are very peculiarly prominent; it may have the name:
semirubra form nov. (28 d).