Trigonodes lucasii

Checklist Number
72.0823 [B&F: 2457b]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Erebinae
Genus:Trigonodes
Species:lucasii
Authority:Guenée, 1852

A resident of the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, the Antilles and Jamaica. A dubious inclusion on the British list, even as an Appendix A adventive, having been taken just once, in Brandon, Suffolk in 1929 and obviously introduced by ship or via the horticultural trade.