Idalus maesi
| Idalus maesi | |
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| Idalus maesi faustinoi Female, dorsal view | |
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| Idalus maesi faustinoi Female, ventral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Idalus |
| Species: | I. maesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Idalus maesi Laguerre, 2006 | |
Idalus maesi is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras.[1] The habitat consists of cloud forests at altitudes between 1,444 and 2,133 meters.
Idalus maesi faustinoi Male, dorsal view
Idalus maesi faustinoi Male, ventral view
Subspecies
- Idalus maesi maesi (Nicaragua)
- Idalus maesi faustinoi Espinoza, 2013 (Guatemala, Honduras)
References
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- ↑ Espinoza, B.A. ; D.H. Janzen ; W. Hallwachs & J.B. Sullivan, 2013: Description of a new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini). ZooKeys 264: 71-84. Abstract and full article: doi: 10.3897/zookeys.264.4403
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