Macrocneme lades is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

Macrocneme lades
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Macrocneme
Species:
M. lades
Binomial name
Macrocneme lades
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lades Cramer, [1775]
  • Macrocneme lades cabimensis Dyar, 1914

Description

edit

Macrocneme lades has a wingspan of about 43 millimetres (1.7 in). The wings have a shining greenish steel color.[1]

Distribution

edit

This species cab be found in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil (Espirito Santo, Para) and Peru.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ The Journal of the Linnean Society of London
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Macrocneme Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.