Meroleuca guanacasa

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: Meroleuca
Subgenus: Meroleuca (Meroleucoides)
Species: Meroleuca guanacasa

Name

Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) guanacasa Brechlin, 2023: 28

Type locality: Colombia, Cauca [dept.], Páramo de Guanacas, km 55 road Inzá - Totoró, Mpio. de Inzá, 3250 m, 2º28'5"N, 76º12'45"W.

Holotype: ZSM. male ♂. 19-22.XII.2018. legit Victor. BC [Barcode in BOLD]-RBP 12269.

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R. 2023b: Eine neue Art der Untergattung Meroleucoides Michener, 1949 der Gattung Meroleuca Packard ,l9A4 aus Kolumbien (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 16(1): 28-30. Reference page.