1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Weitere Informationen

2.1. Etymologie (Namenserklärung)

Sterling et al. (2025: 346) teilen mit: “cheesmanae — named in honour of Lucy Evelyn (Evelyn) Cheesman OBE (1882-1969), a pioneering woman entomologist who made several solo trips to Papua New Guinea in the 1920s and 1930s. This species was collected during her collecting trip to the Cyclops Mountains in Dutch New Guinea in 1936.“

3. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Sterling, M. J., Price, B. W. & D. C. Lees (2025): A revision of the hitherto neglected genus Topiris Walker, 1863 (Lepidoptera, Xyloryctidae) with taxonomic notes on the genus Athrypsiastis Meyrick, 1910. — ZooKeys 1229 (1): 297-368. [zum open-access-Artikel auf Pensoft]