Chrysocale gigantea

Chrysocale gigantea

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: Ctenuchina
Genus: Chrysocale
Species: Chrysocale gigantea

Name

Chrysocale gigantea (Druce, 1890): 493 [1]

Type locality: Interior of Colombia.

Type material: BMNH Female Holotype by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Eupyra gigantea Druce, 1890 (Original combination)
• Chrysocale gigantea; Hampson, 1898:331 [2], pl.12 fig.16 [3]

References

Primary references

• Druce, H. 1890. Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Central and South America. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 493–520, pls 42, 43. BHL text, plates. 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.