Copaxa litensis
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Saturniini
Genus: Copaxa
Species: Copaxa litensis
Name
[edit]Copaxa litensis Wolfe & Conlan, 2002
Type locality: Ecuador, Carchi Prov., Rd. Salinas to San Lorenzo, 7.4 km W. Lita, 800 m., 00º52.39N, 78º29.53W.
Holotype: NHMLA. male ♂. 30.IV.2000. leg. K. & S. Wolfe & C. & M. Conlan.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Wolfe, K.L. & Conlan, C.A. 2002. A new Copaxa from Ecuador and its immature stages (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Saturniinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 22(4): 235–238. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Brechlin, R. & F. Meister, 2012: Zwölf neue taxa der gattung Copaxa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5 (2): 5–25.
Photos
[edit]- Kirby Wolfe: male, female, larva [1]