Callimorpha

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Callimorphina
Genus: Callimorpha
Species: C. dominula
Name

Callimorpha Latreille, 1809

Type species: Phalaena dominula Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Panaxia Tams, 1939

Type species: Phalaena dominula Linnaeus, 1758
References

Dubatolov, V.V., 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by Rob de Vos & Vladimir V. Dubatolov). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten. Marktleuthen 65: 1–106.
Freina, J. de & Witt, T., 1987: Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalaearktis. München 1: 708 S.
Latreille, P.A., 1809: Genera crustaceorum et insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque, plurimis explicata. Tomus quartus et ultimus. – Parisiis et Argentorati: Amand Kœnig.
Witt, T.J. & Ronkay, L. (Eds.) 2011. Noctuidae Europaeae. Volume 13. Lymantriinae and Arctiinae, including phylogeny and check list of the quadrifid Noctuoidea of Europe. Entomological Press, Sorø, 448 pp. ISBN 978-87-89430-18-8. Reference page.

Callimorpha is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
Species

The genus includes the following species.

Callimorpha dominula Linnaeus, 1758

Species formerly placed in Callimorpha

Callimorpha quadripunctaria Linnaeus, 1758
Callimorpha mesogona
Callimorpha carolina
Callimorpha terminata
Callimorpha reversa
Callimorpha bellatrix

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog