Paracles medinata

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: Paracles
Species: Paracles medinata

Name

Paracles medinata (Dognin, 1920): [4

Type locality: Colombia, Mediná.

Lectotype: USNM. male ♂. USNM type no. 29743.

Synonyms

  • Trochuda? medinata Dognin, 1920 (Original combination)
  • Thagona medinata; Schaus, 1927: 549

References

Primary references

  • Dognin, P. 1920. Hétérocères nouveaux de l’Amérique du Sud Fascicule XVIII. Oberthür & Fils, Rennes: 1–13. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Becker, V.O. & S.E. Miller 1989: Three unusual species of Paracles from South America (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 28 (4): 283–288. Full article: [1].