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Macrocneme lades

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Macrocneme lades
Macrocneme lades. Mounted specimen
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M. lades
Binomial name
Macrocneme lades
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lades Cramer, [1775]
  • Glaucopis leucostigma Perty, 1834
  • Macrocneme ferrea Butler, 1876

Macrocneme lades is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1775.

Subspecies

  • Macrocneme lades lades
  • Macrocneme lades cabimensis Dyar, 1914 (Panama)

Description

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

Distribution

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

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