Hypercompe tirolensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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: Spilosomina
Genus: Hypercompe
Species: Hypercompe tirolensis

Name

Hypercompe tirolensis Laguerre, 2019

Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo, Santa Leopoldina, Dorf Tirol, ca. 700 m, 24°75’ S 40°50’ W.

Holotype: ZSM. male ♂. 08-20.XII.1996. legit H. Thöny. Gen. ML2206.

Synonyms

  • Laguerre (2023: 24) explained that the specimens were mislabelled and certainly did not originate from South America but from Asia. And that this species shall be a synonym of Diacrisia cymbalophoroides Rothschild, 1910 from Lesser Sunda Islands.
  • Status:   invalid  

References

Primary references

  • Laguerre, M. 2019. Description of two new genera and four new species of Arctiinae from the Neotropical fauna. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)). ResearchGate Open access. Antenor 6(1): 47-56. Reference page. 
  • Laguerre, M. 2023. Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). Faunitaxys 11(75): 1-34. [[1]] Reference page.