Sphecosoma postica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

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: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Sphecosoma
Species: Sphecosoma postica

Name

Sphecosoma postica (Walker, 1856):1630 [1]

Type locality: Brazil, Santarem.

Type material: BMNH. Male Holotype by monotypy.

Synonymy

• Pampa postica Walker, 1856 (Original combination)
• Amycles postica; Druce, 1884:45 [2]
• Pompiliodes postica; Hampson, 1898:163 [3]
• Sphecosoma postica; Simmons & Weller, [2006]

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Simmons, R.B. & Weller, S.J. 2004 [2006 Print]. Review of the Sphecosoma genus group using adult morphology (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).Thomas Say Publ. Entomol.: Mono: 101 pp. DOI: 10.4182/ZGJB1076 Reference page.