Adelocephala (Herrich-Schäffer)

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: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Adelocephala (Herrich-Schäffer)
Species: A. oda – A. pelota – A. plateada – A. purpurascens

Name

Adelocephala (Herrich-Schäffer) Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Synonyms

• Adelocephala Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (preoccupied by Adelocephala Duponchel 1841: 119)
• Othorene Boisduval, 1872 (replacement name for Adelocephala Herrich-Schäffer, 1854: 82)

References

• Schaus, W. 1905. Descriptions of new South American moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1420): 179-345. full article BHL. Reference page.