Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Hedyloidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Hedylidae | |
Macrosoma klagesi is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the Hedylidae family. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
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Distribution
The species is recorded from Fonte Boa, Brazil.
Wings
The wings of adult male are similar to M. nigrimacula having the forewings with dark mark below apex less prominent. Length of the forewing: 26 mm.
Genitalia
Followings are the characteristics of the male genitalia:
Diagnosis
The M. klagesi differs from M. nigrimacula by the less prominent dark mark below the apex of the forewing. The male genitalia of M. klagesi differs from those of M. nigrimacula by the shorter saccus, the shape of the gnathos, and the more triangular valva.
References
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