Copaxa sapatoza

Copaxa sapatoza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Copaxa
Species: C. sapatoza
Binomial name
Copaxa sapatoza
(Westwood, [1854])[1]
Synonyms
  • Saturnia sapatoza Westwood, [1854]

Copaxa sapatoza is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in the north-east of the Andean Cordillera in Colombia at high elevations.[2]

The larvae feed on Alnus rhombifolia and Persea americana.[3]

References

  1. "Lepidoptera Barcode of Life".
  2. "Copaxa sapatoza". silkmoths.bizland.com.
  3. "Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo 26 (3)" (PDF) (in German). saturniidae-mundi.de. 2005.


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