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Idalus maesi

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Idalus maesi
Female Idalus maesi faustinoi, dorsal view
Female Idalus maesi faustinoi, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Subspecies

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

References

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  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