Zaphanta fraterna

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mimallonoidea

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 Superfamilia: Mimallonoidea

Familia: Mimallonidae
Genus: Zaphanta
Species: Zaphanta fraterna

Name

Zaphanta fraterna Schaus, 1912

Type locality: Costa Rica, Sixola River, Esperanza.

Holotype: Male type n° USNM n° 17497, March, coll. Schaus.

Synonyms

Z. fraterna was synonymized with Z. infantilis by Schaus (1928). Taxon was revalidated by St Laurent & Giusti (2019).

References

Primary references

• Schaus, W. 1912. New Species of Heterocera from Costa-Rica. XVI. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History vol. IX, pp. 656–681. BHL Reference page.  p.48

Additional references

• Schaus, W., 1928. Familie Mimallonidae. In: Seitz A (Ed.) Die GrossSchmetterlinge der Erde. 6. Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer: 635-672. BHL Reference page. 
• St Laurent, R.A. & Giusti, A. 2019. Revision of Zaphanta Dyar,1910 (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae: Zaphantinae),with descriptions of nine new species. [1]. Reference page.