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4. Further information
4.1. Etymology
Lane (1995: 118): “The specific name is derived from the Latin ex, out of and cavus, a hollow or hole. It is treated as a noun in apposition and refers to the larval habit of burrowing into the soil to pupate.”
4.2. Other combinations
- Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995 [original combination]
4.3. Type material
Lane (1995: 115): “QUEENSLAND: Holotype ♂, Wolfram Camp, 27 kom NW of Dimbulah, bred ex pupa, 10.iv.1993, D.A. Lane, in Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC), Canberra.” — Paratypes: 55 ♂♂ and 23 ♀♀.
4.4. Literature
- Original description: Lane, D. A. (1995): A new species of Opodiphthera Wallengren (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from Northern Australia. — Australian Entomologist 22 (4): 115-122.