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Sphecosoma
Sign in to saveSphecosoma 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Erebidae
- Collections
- USNM, MNHN, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, PéRou, Honduras
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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.
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