Copaxa rufa

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 rufa

Name

Copaxa rufa Draudt, 1929

Type locality: Mexiko, Est Veracruz, Mt. Orizaba, 1200 m, 3,7 km NE Coscomatepec, 19º05,5'N, 97º01,03'W.

Neotype: ZSM. male ♂. 12-14.VIII.2011. legit V. Sinjaev & O. Romanov. (neotype deaignated by Brechlin & Meister 2012: 8)

References

Additional references

• Brechlin, R. & Meister, F. 2012e. Twelve new taxa in the genus Copaxa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5(2): 5–25. Reference page. 

Photos

• Silkmoths: male, female, larva: [1]