Saurita tetraema explained

Saurita tetraema is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1939. It is found on Barro Colorado Island in the middle of the Panama Canal.^[1]

Note: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms both give the authority as "Fabes", but the original description, linked below, was by William T. M. Forbes.

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

External links

• Original description: Forbes, William T. M. (1939). "The Lepidoptera of Barro Colorado Island, Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 85: 121.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Saurita tetraema Fabes, 1939 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 29, 2019.