Hylesia alejandroi

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
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hylesia
Subgenus: Hylesia (Gamylesia)
Species: Hylesia alejandroi

Name

Hylesia alejandroi Brechlin & Cantarero, 2016

Type locality: Indonesia, Buru, (Maluku province), Gunung [Mt.] Kapalatanada, 3.16°S, 126.08°E, 1680 m.

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 15.III.2015. legit local collector. BC-EvS 4266. GU-RBP 2015-2681.

Synonyms

• Hylesia (Gamylesia) alejandroi Brechlin & Cantarero, 2016 (alternative representation)

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R., Cantarero, K., Martinez, L.B. & Márquez Godoy, M.P. 2016. Hylesia alejandroi, a new saturniid (Lepidoptera) from Honduras. Entomo-Satsphingia 9(2): 54–58. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brechlin, R., Meister, F. & van Schayck, E. 2016. Notes on the genus Hylesia Hübner, [1820] with the description of new subgenera, species and subspecies (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 9(3a): 5–114. Reference page.