Copaxa lunula

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 lunula

Name

Copaxa lunula Wolfe & Conlan in Wolfe et al., 2003

Type locality: Bolivia, Cochabamba Dept., dwarf cloud forest 1km. E La Siberia, 17º47.63S, 64º44.70W, 3050 m.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. 12.XI.1999. K. Wolfe & C. Conlan.

References

Primary references

• Wolfe, K.L., Lemaire, C., Amarillo-Suárez, A.R. & Conlan, C.A. 2003. A contribution to the systematics of the Copaxa semioculata species-group (Saturniidae), with notes on the early stages, and a description of Copaxa lunula, new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 57(1): 54-61. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wolfe, K.L. 2005. Revision of the Copaxa semioculata and Copaxa medea groups, with corrigenda of Wolfe et al. (2003a), descriptions of three new species, and notes on their early stages (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 26(3): 121–136. Reference page.