Homoeocera papalo
Appearance
Homoeocera papalo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Homoeocera |
Species: | H. papalo
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Binomial name | |
Homoeocera papalo Laguerre, 2010[1]
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Homoeocera papalo is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is known only from a very restricted area in Oaxaca state in Mexico, at high altitude.[1]
The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The biology of this species is unknown.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name is a reference to the type locality, Concepción Pápalo, a small city in north east Oaxaca state. The name Papalo means butterfly.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Laguerre, Michel (2010). "Description of two new Homoeocera Felder from Guatemala and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Euchromiini)". ZooKeys (33): 29–38. Bibcode:2010ZooK...33...29L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.33.275. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.