Copaxa denhezi

Copaxa denhezi

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: Copaxa
Subgenus: Copaxa (Copaxa)
Species: Copaxa denhezi

Name

Copaxa denhezi Lemaire, 1971

Type locality: Colombia, Valle Cauca, Anchicaya, 1000-1400 m..

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂ . genitalia prep. C. Lemaire no. 1840. 6.VIII.1968. leg. L. & L. Denhez.

Synonyms

• Copaxa (Copaxa) denhezi Lemaire, 1971 (alternative representation)

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C. 1971. Descriptions d'Attacidae (Saturniidae) nouveaux d'Amerique Centrale et du Sud (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie 114: 141–162. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brechlin, R. & Meister, F. 2012e. Twelve new taxa in the genus Copaxa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5(2): 5–25. Reference page. 

Photos

• Silkmoths: male, female and larva: [1]