Hylesia pichinchex

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 (Hylesia)
Species: Hylesia pichinchex

Name

Hylesia pichinchex Brechlin & Käch, 2016

Type locality: Ecuador, Pichincha [prov.]; Rio Pachijal, Los Baneos; 0°04'27"N / 78°54'31"W

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 15./16.XII. 2012; 700 m; leg. Viktor Sinjaev & Oleg Romanov & coll. Dr. R. Brechlin; BC-RBP 8869; GU-RBP 2015-2426.

References

Primary 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.