Idalus maesi

Idalus maesi is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Michel Laguerre in 2006. It is found in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras.[1] The habitat consists of cloud forests at altitudes between 1,444 and 2,133 meters.

Male Idalus maesi faustinoi, dorsal view
Male Idalus maesi faustinoi, ventral view

Idalus maesi
Female Idalus maesi faustinoi, dorsal view
Female Idalus maesi faustinoi, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Idalus
Species:
I. maesi
Binomial name
Idalus maesi
Laguerre, 2006

Subspecies

  • Idalus maesi maesi (Nicaragua)
  • Idalus maesi faustinoi Espinoza, 2013 (Guatemala, Honduras)

References

  1. Espinoza, B. A.; Janzen, D. H.; Hallwachs, W. & Sullivan, J. B. (2013). "Description of a new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini)". ZooKeys. 264: 71-84. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.264.4403


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