Shimonia splendida

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Cossoidea 

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
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Metarbelidae
Genus: Shimonia
Species: Shimonia splendida

Name edit

Shimonia splendida (Fletcher, 1968)

Type locality: Uganda, Bundibugyo District, Rwenzori Range, Bwamba Pass, 6.500 feet.

Holotype: BMNH. male. XII.1934-I.1935. leg. F.W. Edwards.

Synonyms edit

  • Metarbela splendida Fletcher, 1968
  • Shimonia splendida (Fletcher, 1968) by Lehmann & Rajaei 2013: 106

Primary references edit

  • Fletcher, D.S. 1968: Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952, British Museum (Natural History), London, 1(8):325-353, figs 1-22.

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