Orecta comus

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: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Ambulycini
Genus: Orecta
Species: Orecta comus

Name

Orecta comus Mielke & Haxaire, 2013

Type locality: Brasil, Maranhão, Feira Nova do Maranhão, Retiro, 480 m, 7º0'3"S, 46º26'4"W.

Holotype: DZUP. male ♂. 24-31.XII.2011. leg. C. Mielke. genitalia slide no. 513.

References

Primary references

• Mielke, C.G.C. & Haxaire, J. 2013. A hawk moths fauna of southern Maranhão state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 and the female of Nyceryx mielkei Haxaire, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 34(4): 109–116. PDF. Reference page.