Copaxa sophronia

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 sophronia

Name

Copaxa sophronia Schaus , 1921

Type locality: Guatemala, [Dept. Quetzaltenango], volcán de Santa María.

Holotype: NMNH. male ♂.

References

Additional references

• Brechlin, R. & F. Meister, 2012: Zwölf neue taxa der gattung Copaxa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5 (2): 5–25.
• Naumann, S. & Monzón Sierra, J. 2021. The species-complex of Copaxa sophronia Schaus, 1921, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Saturniinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 42: 36–45. Reference page. 

Photos

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