Tepilia orbigera

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: Tepilia
Species: Tepilia orbigera

• Status:   invalid   as junior synonym of Tepilia biluna Walker, 1855.

Name

Tepilia orbigera (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])

Type locality: Brazil.

Holotype: Male. Figure 532 plate 116. Physical type not found.

Synonyms

• Coryphyala orbigera Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
• Tepilia biluna Walker, 1855 as junior synonym

Synonymy Coryphyala orbigera Herrich-Schäffer, [1856] and Phecada confinis Walker, 1856 were established in Schaus 1927.

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. 

Primary references

• Herrich-Schäffer, G. A. W., 1850-69. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. 1-84pp, 96 pls. Regensburg, G. J. Manz. BHL Reference page.  page 70, plate 116