Symphlebia pipkinsorum Grados, 2019

DISCOVERED BY THE PIPKINS FAMILY - "Symphlebia pipkinsorum"

STORY

This was exciting news for the Pipkins Family. A very educational and entertainment experience for the whole family that even one of the kids expressed interest in either a wildlife biologist or an entomologist as a career. After lots of discussion with both kids, they decided to honor their family name with Symphlebia pipkinsorum.

A family doing citizen science in the amazon Pipkins family discoveres of a new species of moth in the amazon

Kids doing citizen science in the Amazon

SPECIMEN DETAILS

Sex: Male
Reproduction: Sexual
Life Stage: Adult
Wingspan 40mm
Length 18mm

COLLECTION DETAILS

Collectors:Pipkins Family
Habitat: Lowland rainforest
Sampling Protocol: Light trap
Elevation: 225 m

GEOGRAPHY

Country: Peru
Province/State: Madre de Dios
Region/County: Tambopata
Sector: Condenado
Exact Site: Albergue Refugio Amazonas
Lat/Lon: -12.875, -69.4097

TAXONOMY

Identifier Juan Grados
Identification Method: Morphology
Identifier Institution: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Symphlebia
Species: Symphlebia pipkinsorum