| Macrosoma pectinogyna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hedylidae |
| Genus: | Macrosoma |
| Species: | M. pectinogyna |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrosoma pectinogyna Scoble, 1990 | |
Macrosoma pectinogyna is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. [1] It was described by Malcolm J. Scoble in 1990.
Hedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea. They have traditionally been viewed as an extant sister group of the butterfly superfamily Papilionoidea. In 1986, Scoble combined all species into a single genus Macrosoma, comprising 35 currently recognized and entirely Neotropical species, as a novel concept of butterflies.
Macrosoma heliconiaria is moth-like butterfly described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Hedyle. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986. The species displays characteristics of both moths and butterflies and is believed to be the closest living ancestor to modern butterflies. Adaptions to avoid bat predation have given the species ultrasonic hearing and night vision through superposition optics.
Macrosoma klagesi is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma lamellifera is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It is hypothesized to be closely related to Macrosoma rubedinaria and Macrosoma ustrinaria, and though these groups fall within the same clade, they do not form a monophyletic group.
Macrosoma leptosiata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Cajetan von Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.
Macrosoma leucophasiata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Paul Thierry-Mieg in 1904.
Macrosoma leucoplethes is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1917.
Macrosoma lucivittata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Macrosoma minutipuncta is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916.
Macrosoma napiaria is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Macrosoma nigrimacula is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by William Warren in 1897.
Macrosoma paularia is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901.
Macrosoma rubedinaria is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862.
Macrosoma satellitiata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Macrosoma semiermis is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.
Macrosoma stabilinota is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.
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Macrosoma uniformis is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by William Warren in 1904.
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