Periphoba silkae

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: Periphoba
Species: Periphoba silkae

Name

Periphoba silkae Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck in Brechlin et al., 2019: 30

Type locality: Peru, Loreto [dept.], Maynas prov., San Juan Bautista distr., Rio Itaya, Meliton, Carbajal, 130 m, ca. 4°14'S, 73"33'W.

Holotype: ZSM. male ♂. 10.IV.2014. legit local collector. BC-EvS 4062.

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, Meister, F., Käch, H. & van Schayck, E. 2019. Nineteen new species of the genus Periphoba HUEBNER, (1820) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) von neunzehn neuen Arten (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 12(2): 23-40. Reference page.