Copaxa simoni

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: Saturniini
Genus: Copaxa
Species: Copaxa simoni

Name

Copaxa simoni Brechlin , Käch & Meister, 2011

Type locality: Ecuador, Morona Santiago, Macas-Guamote km. 70, Nat. Park Sangay, 3100 m., ca. 02.10ºS, 78.10ºW.

Holotype: MWM. female ♀. 10.VI.2010. leg. H. Kaech.

Synonyms

• Copaxa bachuea Wolfe, 2005 (partim).
• Copaxa hoehni Brechlin , Käch & Meister, 2013: 41
  • Type locality: Ecuador, Napo prov., Guango, 2600 m, road Pifo-Baeza, km 52, 00°23'38S, 78°31'14W.
    • Holotype: ZSM. female ♀. 04.X.2011. legit Horst Käch. BC-HKT 0149.

References

• Brechlin, R. , Käch, H. & Meister, F., 2011a: Three new species of the genus Copaxa Walker, 1855 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia, 4(2): 9–15. Reference page. 
• Brechlin, R. & Käch, H. (2017): A new species in the genus Copaxa Walker, 1855 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 10 (2): 5-7.