''Sphecosoma mathani'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by

Rothschild Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs ...

in 1911. It is found in the Amazon region.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Moths described in 1911 Sphecosoma {{Euchromiina-stub