Copaxa sapatoza explained

Copaxa sapatoza is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854 as Saturnia sapatoza. It is found in the north-east of the Andean Cordillera in Colombia at high elevations.[1]

The larvae feed on Alnus rhombifolia and Persea americana.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copaxa sapatoza. Silkmoths.
  2. Web site: Wolfe . Kirby L. . 2005 . Revision of the Copaxa semioculata and Copaxa medea groups, with corrigenda of Wolfe et al. (2003a), descriptions of three new species, and notes on their early stages (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) . PDF . Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo . 26 . 3 . German.

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