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Macrocneme sp.

Macrocneme sp.

Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Macrocneme is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Species: 
  • Macrocneme adonis Druce, 1884
  • Macrocneme albiventer Dognin, 1923
  • Macrocneme aurifera Hampson, 1914
  • Macrocneme chrysitis (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
  • Macrocneme cinyras Schaus, 1889
  • Macrocneme coerulescens Dognin, 1906
  • Macrocneme cupreipennis Walker, 1856
  • Macrocneme cyanea (Butler, 1876)
  • Macrocneme euphrasia Schaus, 1924
  • Macrocneme guyanensis Dognin, 1911
  • Macrocneme immanis Hampson, 1898
  • Macrocneme lades (Cramer, [1775])
  • Macrocneme leucostigma (Perty, 1834)
  • Macrocneme maja (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Macrocneme mormo Dietz, 1994
  • Macrocneme semiviridis Druce, 1911
  • Macrocneme spinivalva Fleming, 1957
  • Macrocneme thyra Möschler, 1883
  • Macrocneme thyridia Hampson, 1898
  • Macrocneme verdivittata (Klages, 1906)
  • Macrocneme vidua (Bryk, 1953)
  • Macrocneme viridis (Druce, 1883)
  • Macrocneme yepezi Forster, 1949


Former species: 
  • Macrocneme albitarsia Hampson, 1898
  • Macrocneme alesa Druce, 1890
  • Macrocneme auripes (Walker, 1854)
  • Macrocneme chrysotarsia Hampson, 1898
  • Macrocneme eacus (Stoll, [1781])
  • Macrocneme esmeralda Butler, 1876
  • Macrocneme evelina Druce, 1884
  • Macrocneme hesione Druce, 1888
  • Macrocneme indistincta Butler, 1876
  • Macrocneme jalapensis (Schaus, 1889)
  • Macrocneme laciades (Schaus, 1889)
  • Macrocneme laconia (Druce, 1884)
  • Macrocneme misitra (Schaus, 1889)
  • Macrocneme naja (Burmeister, 1878)
  • Macrocneme nigritarsia Hampson, 1898
  • Macrocneme vittata (Walker, 1854)

Source: Wikipedia, article Macrocneme sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 19

Foto
Photography ID: 652463
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
08/02/2025
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 548251
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
08/29/2023
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 351721
  Adult
San Pablo de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
09/20/2019
Fernando Durruty
Foto
Photography ID: 351719
  Adult
San Pablo de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
09/20/2019
Fernando Durruty
Foto
Photography ID: 348670
  Adult
Las Higuerillas
Catamarca
Argentina
05/15/2019
Gonzalo Martínez
Foto
Photography ID: 339219
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/24/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 339218
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/24/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 334750
  Adult
Rosario de Lerma
Salta
Argentina
05/21/2019
Gustavo Peretti
Foto
Photography ID: 333021
  Adult
Yacimiento Caimancito
Jujuy
Argentina
08/09/2018
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 310590
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
11/17/2018
José Luis Ianiro



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Species records

Count: 17



Page 1 of 2
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236142402/08/2025ArgentinaCorrientesLobo Cuá, Parque Nacional IberáAluminé Sangorrín
182707729/08/2023ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniEduardo Nadal
179566722/07/2023UruguayMontevideoFaro de Punta CarretasPablo Balduvino Navascués
102750720/09/2019ArgentinaJujuySan Pablo de ReyesFernando Durruty
93896524/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
92735221/05/2019ArgentinaSaltaRosario de LermaGustavo Peretti
96688215/05/2019ArgentinaCatamarcaDepartamento Paclín - Selva Montana de Yungas, Las HiguerillasGonzalo Martínez
86899017/11/2018ArgentinaJujuyRio San Lorenzo, Parque Nacional CalileguaJosé Luis Ianiro
92413609/08/2018ArgentinaJujuyArroyo Zanjón seco, Yacimiento CaimancitoDiego Alfonso Rosa
86838317/07/2017ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniSergio Gabriel Borrillo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Macrocneme sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.