Agapema pelora

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: Agapema
Species: Agapema pelora

Name

Agapema pelora Rindge, 1966

Type locality: Mexico, Puerto Chileno, Baja California Sur.

Holotype: CMNH. male ♂. 25.XI.1961.

References

• Peigler, R.S. & R.O. Kendall, 1993: A review of the genus Agapema (lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History 3 (3): 1–22. Full article: [1]

Photos

• The Kirby Wolfe Saturniidae Collection male and larva [2]