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
- ↑ 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