Biology:Sphecosoma

Short description: Genus of moths

Sphecosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Sphecosoma Butler, 1876

Sphecosoma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The 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 E. D. Jones, 1914
• Sphecosoma aurantiipes Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma besasa Schaus, 1924
• Sphecosoma cognata Walker, 1856
• Sphecosoma curta Rothschild, 1931
• Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 1898
• Sphecosoma ecuadora H. Druce, 1883
• Sphecosoma flaveolum Rothschild, 1931
• Sphecosoma gracilis Jörgensen, 1932
• Sphecosoma linda E. D. Jones, 1914
• Sphecosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma matta E. D. Jones, 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 perconstrictum Zerny, 1912
• Sphecosoma plumbicincta Draudt, 1915
• Sphecosoma roseipuncta Schaus, 1920
• Sphecosoma rufipes Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma semelina E. D. Jones, 1914
• Sphecosoma simile Schaus, 1894
• Sphecosoma sparta H. Druce, 1900
• Sphecosoma surrentum H. Druce, 1883
• Sphecosoma testacea Walker, 1854
• Sphecosoma trinitatis Rothschild, 1911
• Sphecosoma vicinum Schrottky, 1910

Former species

• Sphecosoma angustata Möschler, 1878
• Sphecosoma arctatum (Walker, [1865])

References

• Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7576616 entry