Cosmosoma subflamma (Walker, 1854)

Walker, F. (1854). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the
Collection of the British Museum, Part I, Lepidoptera Heterocera: pp.
159-160. (Original description, as Glaucopis subflamma.)

32. Glaucopis subflamma.

Nigra; caput cyaneum nigro fasciatum; antennae subpectinatae apice albae;
thorax cyaneo varius; pectus rufum; abdomen cyanescens; alae
purpureo-limpidae, longae, nigro marginatae; pedes rufo varii.

Black. Head bright blue, with a deep black band in front of the
antennae. Proboscis piceous. Palpi moderately long, nearly straight;
third joint less than half the length of the second. Antennae minutely
pectinated, white above towards the tips. Thorax with whitish blue spots
in front; scutellum bright blue. Pectus bright red. Wings long,
moderately broad, limpid with purple reflections, with black borders,
which are rather broad, especially at the tips of the fore wings;
transverse veinlets at the tip of the discal areolet forming an obtuse
angle; discal fold distinct along most of the length of the discal
areolet, beyond which it is united to the first inferior veinlet.
Abdomen with a bluish tinge. Femora towards the base and coxae red; hind
tibiae and hind tarsi red above. Length of the body 7 lines; of the
wings 20 lines.

a. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection.


Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the
British Museum, vol. 1, Syntomidae: p. 227, text-fig. 106.

476. Cosmosoma subflamma.

Glaucopis subflamma, Wlk. i. 159 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 140.
Laemocharis panopes, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. i. p. 243 (1854);
Butl. Ill. Het. i. p. 31, pl. 12. f. 9.

Male. Black; frons, vertex of head and thorax, tegulae and patagia
metallic blue; thorax below scarlet; legs black, the femora and hind
tibiae and tarsi striped with scarlet; abdomen with dorsal series of
metallic blue spots and lateral spots on 2nd segment; wings hyaline, the
veins and margins black. Fore wing with the terminal band very broad on
apical area and expanded at vein 2; streaks in cell and submedian
interspace; hind wing with the terminal band wide at apex.

Hab. Brazil, 1 female type. Exp. 42 millim. Type male panopes in Coll.
Staudinger.

Subsp. 1. lucia, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 132 (1896).

Mid and hind femora, tibiae and tarsi black; hind femora at extremity and
tibiae at base black; abdomen of male with the valve white.

Hab. Santa Lucia, 2 males, 1 female. Type male in Coll. Schaus.


Draudt, M. (1915). Cosmosoma. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera
of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 71, pl. 13 b.

C. subflammum Wkr. (= panopes H.-Schaeff.) (13 b) has its body above
quite black with metallic-blue spots, whereas the under side of the
thorax is vermilion; the legs are likewise red, in some places
black-spotted. The hyaline wings exhibit black veins and broad black
margins. - From Surinam, Venezuela and the Amazon. In v. lucia Schaus
from Santa Lucia the hindlegs are quite black except the red hips.