Microctenochira difficilis (Boheman, 1855)
Coptocycla difficilis Boheman, 1855: 466 (HT! in NRS!), 1856: 198, 1862: 475.
Ctenochira difficilis: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3663; Wagener, 1877: 73; Spaeth, 1914 g: 150, 1926 b: 103, 1942 b: 43; Blackwelder, 1946: 756.
Microctenochira difficilis: Borowiec, 1998 b: 206, 1999 d: 384, 2002 a: 99; Flinte et al., 2008: 203 (colour photo pl. 17 Q), 2009: 590 (colour photo p. 611); Fernades and Linzmeier, 2012: 1228.
Ctenochira castanea Chevrol.: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3663 (nomen nudum).
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea sp. (Flinte et al., 2008).
Distr.: Brasilia. Brazil: Bahia, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo; Peru: Canchamajo; Ecuador: Napo.
figure: habitus in colour
figure: life specimen