Homoeocera papalo
| Homoeocera papalo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea | 
| Family: | Erebidae | 
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae | 
| Genus: | Homoeocera | 
| Species: | H. papalo | 
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeocera papalo Laguerre, 2010[1] | |
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
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
- ^ 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.