Calodesma maculifrons
Calodesma maculifrons | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Calodesma |
Species: | C. maculifrons |
Binomial name | |
Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865) | |
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Calodesma maculifrons is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Mexico, Honduras,[2] Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Ecuador.[3][4]
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males have a yellow or orange ground colour, while females have a black ground colour.
Larvae have been reared on several various Malpighiaceae species.
References
- ↑ Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ BOLD Systems
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