Through the Travel Design agency, the Niemand family, of Dutch nationality, dad, mom, and their two beloved children aged 17 and 21 discovered this new species for the world, Aphyle niedmandi. They gave him the name of the species in honor of his surname (Niemand) which in Dutch means "Nobody", so they were super happy since they felt that now their surname did mean "something". In his own words, it was the best of his trip to Peru. Thanks, Harald Niemand, Karen Niemand, Emily Niemand, and Dominic Niemand!
Sex: Female
Reproduction: Sexual
Life Stage: Adult
Wingspan 24mm
length 10mm
Collectors: Niemand & Koesters Family
Date Collected: 07-Jun-16
Habitat: Lowland rainforest
Sampling Protocol: Light trap
Elevation: 225 m
Country: Peru
Province/State: Madre de Dios
Region/County: Tambopata
Sector: Condenado
Exact Site: Albergue Refugio Amazonas
Lat/Lon: -12.875, -69.4097
Identifier Juan Grados
Identification Method: Morphology
Identifier Institution: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Aphyle
Species: Aphyle niedmandi
