Sphecosoma metamela

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 metamela

Name

Sphecosoma metamela Hampson, 1905:426 [1], pl.4 fig.21 [2]

Type locality: Paraguay, Sapucay.

Type material: BMNH. Holotype male.

Synonyms

• Pleurosoma metamela; Orfila, 1935

References

Primary references

• Hampson, G.F. 1905. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume V: Noctuidae: Hadeninae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xvi + 634 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Hampson, G. F. 1914b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum: 1-858. BHL 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.