Copaxa litensis

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
Species: Copaxa litensis

Name

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

Primary references

• Wolfe, K.L. & Conlan, C.A. 2002. A new Copaxa from Ecuador and its immature stages (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Saturniinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 22(4): 235–238. Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Photos

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