Emeraldine (Ceroctena amynta (Cramer, 1779))
Scientific name: Ceroctena amynta (Cramer, 1779)
Common name: Emeraldine
French name:
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Heterocera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Erebidae
Wingspan:
Biotope: Tropical forest.
Geographic area: Central America, South America, from Panama to Paraguay.
Flight time: All year round.
Number of generations :
Caterpillar:
Host plant:
Ceroctena amynta shows green emerald fore wings with a brownish grey marginal band.
The green colour is darker on females and the marginal band is much narrower.
Males show pinkish and dark brown discal patches. They have pectinate antennae.
At rest, the hind wings protrude from the sides of the forewings. They have long pale brown and dark brown hairs on the costal edge. These hairs certainly provide some kind of camouflage when the butterfly is landed on vegetation.

Emeraldine (Ceroctena amynta) - French Guiana, France - March 15th 2012
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Emeraldine (Ceroctena amynta)
I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session.
The pectinate antennae, the discal patches and the broad marginal band indicate one male.

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