Periga caraca

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: Periga
Species: Periga caraca

Name

Periga caraca Rougerie & F.L. Santos, 2013

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catas Altas, Caraça, 1300 m.

Holotype: DZUP. male ♂. 25.X.1994. legit V.O. Becker & S. Sattler. BC-DZ-15804.

References

Primary references

• Mielke, C.G.C., Santos, F.L., Meister, F., Brechlin, R. & Rougerie, R. 2013. Four new Periga Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae, Hemileucini) from Southeastern and Southern Brazil. The European Entomologist 4(3): 121–140. Reference page.