| Sphecosoma deceptrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Genus: | Sphecosoma |
| Species: | S. deceptrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 1898 | |
Sphecosoma deceptrix is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Guatemala and Panama. [1]
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was an English entomologist.
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