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Copaxa expandens

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Animalia () - animals
- Phylum: Arthropoda () - arthropods
  - Class: Insecta () - Insects
    - Order: Lepidoptera () - Butterflies, Moths
      - Family: Bombycoidea ()
        Genus: Copaxa ()
        Specific name: expandens - Walker 1855
        Scientific name: - Copaxa expandens Walker 1855

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Copaxa

There are approximately 61 species in this genus:

C. andensis · C. anestios · C. arpi · C. canella · C. carina · C. chapata · C. charila · C. chorias · C. cineracea · C. conjuncta · C. copaxoides · C. curvilinea · C. cydippe · C. decrescens · C. denda · C. denhezi · C. draudti · C. escalantei · C. expandens · C. flavescens · C. flavina · C. flavobrunnea · C. herbuloti · C. heringi · C. joinvillea · C. koenigi · C. lavendera · C. mannana · C. marona · C. medea · C. miles · C. miranda · C. moinieri · C. mornieri · C. muellerana · C. multifenestrata · C. nadari · C. niepelti · C. ockendeni · C. olivina · C. orientalis · C. orios · C. plenkeri · C. polythyris · C. purpurascens · C. pygmaea · C. rufa · C. rufinans · C. rufotincta · C. sapatoza · C. satellitia · C. semioculata · C. simson · C. sophronia · C. syntheratoides · C. trifenestrata · C. trimacula · C. troetschi · C. trotschi · C. vetusta · C. vitellina

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6066965
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-67613.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1727939

Last Revised: 2008-10-08