Pseudohemihyalea potosi

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Pseudohemihyalea potosi
Pseudohemihyalea potosi (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species:
P. potosi
Binomial name
Pseudohemihyalea potosi
Schmidt, 2009

Pseudohemihyalea potosi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has currently only been found on Cerro Potosi, the highest peak in the Sierra Madre Oriental in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 25 mm or more.

The larvae probably feed on Pinus species.

External links[edit]

  • Schmidt, B. Christian (2009): Revision of the "Aemilia" ambigua (Strecker) species-group (Noctuidae, Arctiinae). ZooKeys 9: 63–78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.149 PDF fulltext