Kodiosoma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Kodiosoma fulvum, is found in Arizona, Nevada and California. Both the genus and species were described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1872.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Kodiosoma Stretch, 1872 |
| Species: | K. fulvum
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| Binomial name | |
| Kodiosoma fulvum Stretch, 1872
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The coloured area on the hindwings varies from gray to yellow or red.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May.
Subspecies
edit- Kodiosoma fulvum fulvum
- Kodiosoma fulvum nigra (California)
- Kodiosoma fulvum eavesi Stretch, 1872 (Nevada)
- Kodiosoma fulvum tricolor Stretch, 1872 (Nevada)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Kodiosoma Stretch, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "930432.00 – 8167 – Kodiosoma fulvum – Stretch, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Carr, John F. (January 18, 2010). "Species Kodiosoma fulvum - Hodges#8167". BugGuide. Retrieved September 18, 2019.