Dahlia hesperioides Pagenstecher, 1900
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dahlia hesperioides Pagenstecher, 1900
- Name authority
- Pagenstecher, 1900
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Dahlia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
- familyErebidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyCalpinae
- genusDahlia Pagenstecher, 1900
- speciesDahlia hesperioides Pagenstecher, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dahlia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dahlia capnobela Turner, 1902 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dahlia flavicostalis Rothschild, 1916 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dahlia ochracea Bethune-Baker, 1906 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dahlia ochreana Bethune-Baker, 1908 | ErebidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chun. (1900). Zoologica. 12. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36183#page/132/mode/2upSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33YGV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.