Bathyphlebia johnsoni

Bathyphlebia johnsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Bathyphlebia
Species:	B. johnsoni
Binomial name
	Bathyphlebia johnsoni; Oiticica Filho & Michener, 1950

Bathyphlebia johnsoni is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Peru.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 58 mm for males and 64 mm for females. Males have cinnamon brown wings with a yellow spot basad of the eye spot of the forewings. The apical area of the forewings is yellow, and the outer margin of the forewings is concave. Females have a distinct eye spot on the forewings with a white center and a brown iris margined externally with black.^[2]

Subspecies[]

Bathyphlebia johnsoni johnsoni
Bathyphlebia johnsoni flavior Oiticica Filho & Michener, 1950 (Peru)

References[]

^ "Bathyphlebia johnsoni at BOLD Systems". BOLD Systems. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ Oiticica Filho, J. & Michener, C.D. 1950. New species of Bathyphlebia from Ecuador and Peru (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). American Museum Novitates 1446: 1-13. full article (PDF).

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[1] "Bathyphlebia johnsoni at BOLD Systems". BOLD Systems. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[2] Oiticica Filho, J. & Michener, C.D. 1950. New species of Bathyphlebia from Ecuador and Peru (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). American Museum Novitates 1446: 1-13. full article (PDF).

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