Emesis tenedia, tenedia C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861

Emesis tenedia View in CoL ab. fasciata E. Strand, 1916 is a synonym of Emesis ( Tenedia) tenedia C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861 , not Emesis ( Tenedia) lupina Godman and Salvin, 1886

An infrasubspecific name Emesis tenedia ab. fasciata E. Strand, 1916 proposed for specimen(s) from Costa Rica is currently placed in synonymy with Emesis ( Tenedia) lupina Godman and Salvin, 1886 ( type locality in Costa Rica) ( Callaghan and Lamas 2004). Genomic sequencing of a female labeled as a “ type ” (formally, infrasubspecific names do not have type specimens) of E. tenedia ab. fasciata (NVG-18052G11) reveals that it is a specimen of Emesis ( Tenedia) tenedia C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861 ( Fig. 3 View Figure 3 ), consistently with its phenotype (a prominent postdiscal pale band in the anterior half of forewing). Images of this specimen are shown on the Butterflies of America website ( Warren et al. 2024). Therefore, we return Emesis tenedia ab. fasciata E. Strand, 1916 in synonymy with Emesis tenedia C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861 , as originally proposed.