Sphecosoma melanotum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

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: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Sphecosoma
Species: Sphecosoma melanotum

Name

Sphecosoma melanotum Hampson, 1898: 161 [1], pl.7 fig.4 [2]

Type locality: Bolivia, Corvico [Coroico].

Type material: BMNH. Holotype male.

References

Primary references

• Hampson, G.F. 1898. The moths of India: supplementary paper to the volumes in “The Fauna of British India”, Part III. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 11: 698–724. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Orfila, R.N. 1935. Lepidoptera Neotropica Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 7: 177-182. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Simmons, R.B. & Weller, S.J. 2004 [2006 Print]. Review of the Sphecosoma genus group using adult morphology (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).Thomas Say Publ. Entomol.: Mono: 101 pp. DOI: 10.4182/ZGJB1076 Reference page.