Hylesia extremex

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: Hylesia
Subgenus: Hylesia (Extremylesia)
Species: Hylesia extremex

Name

Hylesia extremex Naumann , Brosch & Wenczel, 2005.

Type locality: Peru, Pasco province, Oxapampa env., high altitude humid forest, 2511 m.

Holotype: ZMHU. male ♂. 5.-18.IV.2002. legit B. Wenczel & J. Boettger. genitalia no. 706/02 Naumann.

Synonyms

• Hylesia (Extremylesia) extremex Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 (alternative representation)

References

Primary references

• Naumann, S., Brosch, U. & Wenczel, B. 2005. Some new Satumiidae species from Peru (Lepidoptera). Galathea 16(Supplement): 81–171. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brechlin, R., Meister, F. & van Schayck, E. 2016. Notes on the genus Hylesia Hübner, [1820] with the description of new subgenera, species and subspecies (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 9(3a): 5–114. Reference page.