Macrosoma klagesi

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Macrosoma klagesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hedylidae
Genus: Macrosoma
Species:
M. klagesi
Binomial name
Macrosoma klagesi
(Prout, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Phellinodes klagesiProut, 1916

Macrosoma klagesi is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. [1] Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes . Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986. [2]

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Distribution

The species is recorded from Fonte Boa, Brazil. [2] [3]

Description

Wings

The wings of adult male are similar to M. nigrimacula having the forewings with dark mark below apex less prominent. Length of the forewing: 26 mm. [3]

Genitalia

Following are the characteristics of the male genitalia: [3]

Diagnosis

The M. klagesi differs from M. nigrimacula by the less prominent dark mark below the apex of the forewing. The male genitalia of M. klagesi differs from those of M. nigrimacula by the shorter saccus, the shape of the gnathos, and the more triangular valva. [3]

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References

  1. Macrosoma klagesi - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. 1 2 Scoble, Malcolm J. (1990). "A catalogue of the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea), with descriptions of two new species". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 21 (2): 113–119. doi:10.1163/187631290X00094.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Scoble, Malcolm J. (1990). "An identification guide to the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 21 (2): 121–158. doi:10.1163/187631290X00102.