Dirphia centralis

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
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae
Genus: Dirphia
Species: Dirphia centralis

Name

Dirphia centralis F. Johnson & C.D. Michener, 1948

Type locality: Peru, Tarma, 1000 m.

Holotype: AMNH. male.

References

• Brechlin, R. & F. Meister, 2011: New species of the genus Dirphia Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 4 (5): 5–29.
• Johnson, F. & Michener, C.D. 1948. New neotropical saturnioid moths (Lepidoptera). American Museum Novitates 1372: 1–15. hdl: 2246/2331 PDF Reference page. 

Photos

• silkmoths.bizland. male ♂ and larva [1].