Watsonopsestis smithi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Drepanoidea

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: Drepanoidea

Familia: Drepanidae
Subfamilia: Thyatirinae
Tribus: Thyatirini
Genus: Watsonopsestis
Species: Watsonopsestis smithi

Name

Watsonopsestis smithi László, 2022: 364

Type locality: Tanzania, 1759m, Maskati, Nguru Mountains, S06°03’29.3”, E37°29’08.4”.

Holotype: ANHRT. male ♂. 31.III.-02.IV.2011. Smith, R. & Takano, H. unique id.: ANHRTUK 00214307. gen. slide No.: LG 5749.

References

Primary references

• Laszlo, G.M. 2022a. Review of the Afrotropical Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) with description of a new genus and a new species. Zootaxa 5124(3): 359–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5124.3.5. . Reference page.