Pleurosoma

Pleurosoma is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Orfila in 1935. Its single species, Pleurosoma angustata, was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1877. It is found in Guatemala, Panama, Suriname and Venezuela.[1][2]

Pleurosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pleurosoma Orfila, 1935
Species:	P. angustata
Binomial name
Pleurosoma angustata (Möschler, 1877)
Synonyms
Astridia Kiriakoff, 1948 Sphecosoma angustata Möschler, 1878 Sphecosoma gracilis Klages, 1906 Sphecosoma angustata f. nigriferum Dyar, 1910 Sphecosoma testacea Druce, 1884 (nec. Walker, 1854)

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pleurosoma angustata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Pleurosoma Orfila, 1935". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pleurosoma Orfila, 1935". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 15, 2021.