Haploa clymene

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Clymene moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. clymene
Binomial name
Haploa clymene
(P. Brown, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena clymeneBrown, 1776
  • Bombyx interruptomarginataPalisot de Beauvois, 1824
  • Hypercompa commaWalker, 1855

Haploa clymene, the Clymene moth, is a moth of the tiger moth subfamily - Arctiinae, tribe Arctiini. The species was first described to Western science by Peter Brown in 1776. It is found in eastern North America.

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Description

The forewing is creamy yellow with a partial brown-black border that extends inward from the inner margin near anal angle. The hindwing is yellow orange with one or two brown-black spots. The wingspan is 40–55 mm.

Life cycle

The spiny larva is brownish black with a yellow middorsal stripe. The larvae overwinter and mature in the spring and early summer. The larvae feed on Eupatorium , oak, peach and willow. The Clymene moth has one brood per year.

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