Maltagorea vulpina

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 Urotini
Genus: Maltagorea
Species: Maltagorea vulpina
Subspecies: M. v. tapiae – M. v. viettei – M. v. vulpina

Name

Maltagorea vulpina (Butler, 1882)

Type locality: Madagascar, Betsileo Country, Ankafana.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. legit W.D. Cowan.

Synonymy

• Copaxa vulpina Butler, 1882 (original combination)
• Pseudantherea vulpina (Butler): Gaede, 1927: 335.
• Tagoropsis vulpina (Butler): Griveaud, 1961: 35
• Maltagorea vulpina (Butler): Bouyer, 1993: 102
• Tagoropsis subrufa Griveaud, 1961 (synonymized by Griveaud, 1993: 102
  • Type locality: Central Madagascar, Ankazobe, Tampoketsy.
    • Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. I.1956. leg. P. Griveaud & Vieu.

References

Primary references

• Butler, A. G., [1882]. Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar. Cistula Entomologica 3(26): 1–27. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Basquin, P. 2013a: Contribution à la connaissance de Maltagorea vulpina Butler de Madagascar (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Saturnafrica, 14: 13–16. Reference page. 
• Griveaud, P., 1961a: Lépidoptères Eupterotidae et Attacidae. Faune de Madagascar, 14: 1–64.