Taxonavigation

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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
Species: Copaxa litensis

Name

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Copaxa litensis Wolfe & Conlan, 2002

Type locality: Ecuador, Carchi Prov., Rd. Salinas to San Lorenzo, 7.4 km W. Lita, 800 m., 00º52.39N, 78º29.53W.

Holotype: NHMLA. male ♂. 30.IV.2000. leg. K. & S. Wolfe & C. & M. Conlan.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Brechlin, R. & F. Meister, 2012: Zwölf neue taxa der gattung Copaxa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5 (2): 5–25.

Photos

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  • Kirby Wolfe: male, female, larva [1]