''Sphecosoma abnormis'' is a

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 ...

in the Arctiinae subfamily. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in the lower Amazon region.

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

and some other life forms have this as a synonym of '' Abnormipterus abnormis''.

References

* Moths described in 1898 Sphecosoma {{Euchromiina-stub