Phiditia cuprea

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: Phiditiidae
Genus: Phiditia
Species: Phiditia cuprea

Name

Phiditia cuprea (Kaye, 1901)

Type locality: Trinidad.

Holotype: Six syntypes, males and females NHMUK, ref. BMNH(E)1623545, NHMUK014199874, NHMUK014199875, NHMUK014199876, NHMUK014199877. Leg. J.J. Hart.

Original combination

Tarchon cuprea Kaye, 1901

References

Primary references

• Kaye, W.J. 1901. A preliminary catalogue of the Lepidoptera Heterocera of Trinidad. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901: 115-160, pl. 6. text BHL, plate BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schaus, W. 1927. Familie Lymantriidae. In: Seitz A. (Ed.) Die GrossSchmetterlinge der Erde. 6. Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer 535–563. BHL Reference page.