Macrosoma klagesi is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the family Hedylidae.[1] Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.[2]
| Macrosoma klagesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hedylidae |
| Genus: | Macrosoma |
| Species: | M. klagesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrosoma klagesi (Prout, 1916)
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Distribution edit
The species is recorded from Fonte Boa, Brazil.[2][3]
Description edit
Wings edit
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.[3]
Genitalia edit
Following are the characteristics of the male genitalia:[3]
- Saccus is short.
- The medial component of gnathos is not downcurved.
- Valva is subtriangular with pointed apex.
Diagnosis edit
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.[3]
References edit
- ^ Macrosoma klagesi - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ a b Scoble, Malcolm J. (1990). "A catalogue of the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea), with descriptions of two new species". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 21 (2): 113–119. doi:10.1163/187631290X00094.
- ^ a b c d Scoble, Malcolm J. (1990). "An identification guide to the Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Hedyloidea)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 21 (2): 121–158. doi:10.1163/187631290X00102.