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Sphecosoma
Sphecosoma is a genus of wasp moths, or wasp-mimicking moths, in the subfamily Arctiinae. They are found mainly in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
This genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sphecosoma alienum
complexSphecosoma alienum
Sphecosoma cognata
complexSphecosoma cognata
Sphecosoma abdominalis
speciesSphecosoma abdominalis
Sphecosoma surrentum
speciesSphecosoma surrentum
Sphecosoma linda
speciesSphecosoma linda
Sphecosoma cognata
speciesSphecosoma cognata
Sphecosoma pattiannae
speciesSphecosoma pattiannae
Sphecosoma simile
speciesSphecosoma simile
Sphecosoma aurantiipes
speciesSphecosoma aurantiipes
Sphecosoma plumbicincta
speciesSphecosoma plumbicincta
Sphecosoma ecuadora
speciesSphecosoma ecuadora
Sphecosoma melanotum
speciesSphecosoma melanotum
Sphecosoma deceptrix
speciesSphecosoma deceptrix
Sphecosoma albipalpe
speciesSphecosoma albipalpe
Sphecosoma rufipes
speciesSphecosoma rufipes
Sphecosoma nigriceps
speciesSphecosoma nigriceps
Sphecosoma melissa
speciesSphecosoma melissa
Sphecosoma acroleuca
speciesSphecosoma acroleuca
Sphecosoma curta
speciesSphecosoma curta
Sphecosoma flaveolum
speciesSphecosoma flaveolum
Sphecosoma gracilis
speciesSphecosoma gracilis
Sphecosoma meerkatzi
speciesSphecosoma meerkatzi
Sphecosoma melissina
speciesSphecosoma melissina
Sphecosoma meridionale
speciesSphecosoma meridionale
Sphecosoma roseipuncta
speciesSphecosoma roseipuncta
Sphecosoma sparta
speciesSphecosoma sparta
Sphecosoma vicinum
speciesSphecosoma vicinum
Sphecosoma matta
speciesSphecosoma matta
Sphecosoma alica
speciesSphecosoma alica
Sphecosoma semelina
speciesSphecosoma semelina
Sphecosoma enormis
speciesSphecosoma enormis
Sphecosoma besasa
speciesSphecosoma besasa
Sphecosoma mathani
speciesSphecosoma mathani
Sphecosoma metamela
speciesSphecosoma metamela
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1139280.