Calodesma maculifrons

Calodesma maculifrons is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Mexico, Honduras,[2] Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Ecuador.[3][4]

Calodesma maculifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Calodesma
Species:	C. maculifrons
Binomial name
Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Stenele maculifrons Walker, [1865] Acribia maculifrons Cocastra melanchroia Boisduval, 1870[1] Acribia melanchroia Felder, 1874 Calodesma melanchroia

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males have a yellow or orange ground colour, while females have a black ground colour.

Larvae have been reared on several various Malpighiaceae species.

References

1. Becker, Vitor O. (15 September 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
2. Savela, Markku. "Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
3. "Taxonomy Browser: Calodesma maculifrons". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
4. "Taxonomy Browser: Calodesma melanchroia". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved September 4, 2019.