Yufengus atrophaneuroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zygaenoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Cladus: Antennopoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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 Superfamilia: Zygaenoidea

Familia: Limacodidae
Genus: Yufengus
Species: Yufengus atrophaneuroides

Name

Yufengus atrophaneuroides Lin, Lin & Epstein, 2025: 4

Type locality: Taiwan, New Taipei City, Wulai, Xinfu Rd.; 24.8259, 121.5240; alt. 380 m.

Holotype: HSU. male ♂. 28.II.2022. legit Y.C. Lin, R. J. Lin, C J. Hung & H. Chang. HSU 22B39M.

References

Primary references

• Lin, Y-C., Lin, R-J. & Epstein, M.E. 2025. Description and life history of a new genus and species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Taiwan, the first with a monkey-slug-like caterpillar from outside the New World. ZooKeys 1261: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1261.155406 Reference page.