Hyperchiria volcana

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: Hyperchiria
Species: Hyperchiria volcana

Name

Hyperchiria volcana Brechlin , Käch & Meister, 2011

Type locality: Ecuador, Pichincha Prov., 12 km. to Los Bancos, road via Tatala-Mirador, Pachijal, 1000 m.

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 19.XII.2009. leg. Horst Käch. BC-RBP-5219.

Synonyms

• Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 (partim).

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R., Käch, H. & Meister, F. 2011c. Four new species of the genus Hyperchiria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia, 4(4): 30–35. Reference page.