Sphecosoma

Sphecosoma
Sphecosoma abdominalis, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Arctiini
Genus:	Sphecosoma Butler, 1876

Sphecosoma is a genus of wasp moths, or wasp-mimicking moths, in the subfamily Arctiinae. They are found mainly in Mexico, Central America, and South America. ^{[1] [2]}

This genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Sphecosoma abdominalis Schaus, 1905
• Sphecosoma abnormis Hampson, 1898
• Sphecosoma albipalpe Draudt, 1915
• Sphecosoma alica Jones, D., 1914
• Sphecosoma alienum (Walker, 1854)
• Sphecosoma aurantiipes Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma besasa Schaus, 1924
• Sphecosoma cognata Walker, 1856
• Sphecosoma curta Rothschild, 1931
• Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 1898
• Sphecosoma ecuadora Druce, 1883
• Sphecosoma faurei Cerda, 2008
• Sphecosoma flaveolum Rothschild, 1931
• Sphecosoma gracilis Jörgensen, 1932
• Sphecosoma linda Jones, D., 1914
• Sphecosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma matta Jones, D., 1914
• Sphecosoma meerkatzi Strand, 1915
• Sphecosoma melanota Hampson, 1898
• Sphecosoma melapera Dognin, 1909
• Sphecosoma melissa Schaus, 1896
• Sphecosoma melissina Kaye
• Sphecosoma meridionale Schrottky, 1910
• Sphecosoma metamela Hampson, 1905
• Sphecosoma nigriceps Hampson, 1903
• Sphecosoma patawaensis Cerda, 2008
• Sphecosoma pattiannae Simmons
• Sphecosoma perconstrictum Zerny, 1912
• Sphecosoma plumbicincta Draudt, 1915
• Sphecosoma roseipuncta Schaus, 1920
• Sphecosoma rufipes Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma semelina Jones, D., 1914
• Sphecosoma simile Schaus, 1894
• Sphecosoma sparta Druce, 1900
• Sphecosoma spec Zerny, 1912
• Sphecosoma surrentum Druce, 1883
• Sphecosoma tarsalis (Walker, 1854)
• Sphecosoma tenebrosum (Walker, 1854)
• Sphecosoma testacea Walker, 1854
• Sphecosoma trinitatis Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma vicinum Schrottky, 1910

References

1. "GBIF, Sphecosoma" . Retrieved 2024-12-01.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Sphecosoma Butler, 1876" . Retrieved 2024-12-01.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Sphecosoma at iNaturalist