Adafroptilum kwaharensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Micragonini
Genus: Adafroptilum
Species: Adafroptilum kwaharensis

Name

Adafroptilum kwaharensis Darge, 2017

Type locality: Tanzania, Manyara Region, Kwahara Mtn, 1644 m.

Holotype: coll. Darge. male ♂. 14.III.2014. legit Ph. Darge. genitalia slide Ph. Darge SAT 915♂.

References

Primary references

• Darge, P. 2017. Nouvelle espèce d'Adafroptilum originaire du centre de la Tanzanie (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). Saturnafrica 25: 29–33. Reference page.