Hemeroblemma mexicana

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Hemeroblemma mexicana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hemeroblemma
Species:
H. mexicana
Binomial name
Hemeroblemma mexicana
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Peosina mexicanaGuenee, 1852

Hemeroblemma mexicana is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in Mexico and Central America, including Honduras. A female was collected in Starr County, Texas, US, in 2012. [1]

The larvae are injurious to the leaves of cacao in some years. [2]

References

  1. Lafontaine, JD; Schmidt, BC, 2013: Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys264: 227-236. Abstract and full article: doi : 10.3897/zookeys.264.4443
  2. Problemas entomológicos do cacaueiro com referencia especial à Bahia