''Sphecosoma'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s 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
''Sphecosoma ecuadora'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1883. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ...
''
H. Druce, 1883
* ''
Sphecosoma flaveolum''
Rothschild, 1931
* ''
Sphecosoma gracilis''
Jörgensen, 1932
* ''
Sphecosoma linda''
E. D. Jones, 1914
* ''
Sphecosoma mathani
''Sphecosoma mathani'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild
Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in reference to the h ...
''
Rothschild, 1911
* ''
Sphecosoma matta
''Sphecosoma matta'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1914. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...
''
E. D. Jones, 1914
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Sphecosoma meerkatzi
''Sphecosoma meerkatzi'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Strand in 1915. It is found in Peru
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''
Strand, 1915
* ''
Sphecosoma melanota
''Sphecosoma melanota'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Bolivia
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''
Hampson, 1898
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Sphecosoma melapera
''Sphecosoma melapera'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1909. It is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in ...
''
Dognin, 1909
* ''
Sphecosoma melissa
''Sphecosoma melissa'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populou ...
''
Schaus, 1896
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Sphecosoma melissina
''Sphecosoma melissina'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William James Kaye in 1912. It is found in southern Brazil.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are yellowish hyaline
A hyaline substance is one w ...
''
Kaye
* ''
Sphecosoma meridionale
''Sphecosoma meridionale'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schrottky in 1910. It is found in Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã ...
''
Schrottky, 1910
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Sphecosoma metamela
''Sphecosoma metamela'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairet ...
''
Hampson, 1905
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Sphecosoma nigriceps
''Sphecosoma nigriceps'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in Bolivia
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''
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, 865
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References
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Euchromiina
Moth genera
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