Macrocneme aurifera

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: Euchromiina
Genus: Macrocneme
Species: Macrocneme aurifera

Name

Macrocneme aurifera Hampson, 1914:204 [1], pl.11 fig.2 [2]

Type locality: Peru, La Merced.

Type material: BMNH. Holotype female ♀.

Synonyms

  • Macrocneme spinivalva Fleming, 1957: 125; Dietz,1994.
    • Type locality: Trinidad, Simla, Arima Valley.
      • Type material: AMNH Male holotype. Photos: [3]


References

Primary references

  • Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Fleming, H. 1957. The Ctenuchidae (Moths) of Trinidad, B.W.I. Part1, Euchromiinae. Zoologica 25: 105-130 BHL, 3 pl.BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Dietz R.E., 1994. Systematics and Biology of the genus Macrocneme Hübner (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae). ''University of California press'' [4] Reference page. 
  • Cerda, J.A. 2008. Euchromiini de Guyane française Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae. [Luxembourg]: The author. [iv], 172 p., IV (index). Reference page. 
  • Cock, M.J.W. & Laguerre, M., 2023. Euchromiina wasp moths (Lepidoptera,Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Trinidad & Tobago. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2023: 1-83 + appendix: 1-58. [5] Open access Reference page.