| Ectomis octomaculata | (Sepp, [1844]) |
TL: Suriname (800 m.)
35-46 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishEight-spotted Longtail 
EspañolTujú
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Muellera moniliformis Fabaceae Myroxylon Fabaceae Pterocarpus Fabaceae Senna
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Eudamus octomaculata Sepp, 1844 Hesperia octomaculata Sepp, 1844 Polythrix octomaculata Sepp, 1844 Eudamus decurtata Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 Eudamus calenus Mabille, 1888 Eudamus alciphron Godman & Salvin, 1893 Eudamus maculata Draudt, 1922 Goniurus elegans Hayward, 1933
- Ectomis (Ectomis) octomaculata is a member of the clade Polythrix octomaculata:
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Species Author Ectomis (Ectomis) auginus (Hewitson, 1867) Ectomis (Ectomis) caunus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Ectomis (Ectomis) ceculus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Ectomis (Ectomis) eudoxus (Stoll, 1781) Ectomis (Ectomis) kanshul (Shuey, 1991) Ectomis (Ectomis) maizae (Hellebuyck, 1998) Ectomis (Ectomis) metallescens (Mabille, 1888) Ectomis (Ectomis) minvanes (R. Williams, 1926) Ectomis (Ectomis) octomaculata (Sepp, [1844])
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland 
Lepiforum e. V. North American Moth Photographers Group
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