Copaxa sapatoza

Copaxa sapatoza

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 sapatoza

Name

Copaxa sapatoza (Westwood, 1854)

Synonyms

• Saturnia sapatoza Westwood, 1854 (original combination)
• Sagana sapatoza (Westwood, 1854): Draudt 1929: 722
• Copaxa (Sagana) sapatoza Walker [sic]
• Copaxa sapatoza (Westwood, 1854): Lemaire 1978: 195

References

Additional references

• Wolfe, K.L., Bonilla, D., Ramirez, L.D. & Decaëns, T. 2003. Rediscovery of Copaxa sapatoza and revealing of its immature stages (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Saturniinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 24(3): 143–146. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• 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. 

Photos

• Silkmoths: male, female, larva: [1]