Saturnia pelelaensis

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: Saturnia
Subgenus: Saturnia (Rinaca)
Species: Saturnia pelelaensis

Name

Saturnia pelelaensis Brechlin, 2009

Type locality: Bhutan, E Himalaya, road Thimphu-Trongsa, E of Pele La-pass, 2460 m., Chuserba, 5 km W Chendebji, ca. 90º19'E, 27º26'N.

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 30.X.-04.XI.2008.

Synonymy

• Saturnia (Rinaca) pelelaensis Brechlin, 2009 (alternative representation)

References

• Brechlin, R. 2009: Two new species of the genus Saturnia Schrank, 1802 (Subgenus Rinaca Walker 1855) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 2(2): 30–36. Reference page.