Biology:Calodesma maculifrons

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Short description: Species of insect

Calodesma maculifrons
Calodesma melanchroia.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Calodesma
Species:
C. maculifrons
Binomial name
Calodesma maculifrons
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Stenele maculifrons Walker, [1865]
  • Acribia maculifrons
  • Cocastra melanchroia Boisduval, 1870[1]
  • Acribia melanchroia Felder, 1874
  • Calodesma melanchroia

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]

Larvae have been reared on several various Malpighiaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13450495 entry