Kodiosoma

Kodiosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Kodiosoma
Stretch, 1872
Species:
K. fulva
Binomial name
Kodiosoma fulva
Stretch, 1872
Synonyms
  • Kodiosoma fulvum Stretch, 1872
  • Codiosoma [sic] fulva Stretch, 1872
  • Kodiosoma nigra Stretch, 1872
  • Kodiosoma eavesii Stretch, 1872
  • Kodiosoma tricolor Stretch, 1872
  • Kodiosoma otero Barnes, 1907

Kodiosoma is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Kodiosoma fulva, is found in Arizona, Nevada and California. Both the genus and species were described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1872.

The coloured area on the hindwings varies from gray to yellow or red. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May.

Subspecies or variants

Originally, multiple species were described, including Kodiosoma nigra Stretch, 1872 (from California), or Kodiosoma tricolor Stretch, 1872 and Kodiosoma eavesii Stretch, 1872 (both from Nevada). These were followed by Kodiosoma otero Barnes, 1907 (from Arizona). However, in recent schemes these are treated as synonyms.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Kodiosoma Stretch, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "930432.00 – 8167 – Kodiosoma fulvum – Stretch, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Carr, John F. (January 18, 2010). "Species Kodiosoma fulvum - Hodges#8167". BugGuide. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Schmidt, B.C. & Opler, P. 2008. Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the Continental United States and Canada. Zootaxa 1677: 1–23.
  5. ↑ Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (eds.) 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California. xiv + 580 pp