Haploa contigua

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Neighbor 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. contigua
Binomial name
Haploa contigua
(Walker, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypercompa contiguaWalker, 1855
  • Haploa contigua var. lumbonigeraDyar, 1902
  • Haploa lumbonigeraDyar, [1903]

Haploa contigua, the neighbor moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in eastern North America, [2] from Quebec to the mountains of Georgia and west to South Dakota, Arkansas and Mississippi. [3]

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Haploa contigua (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. Butterflies and Moths of North America