Hypercompe albescens

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Hypercompe albescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. albescens
Binomial name
Hypercompe albescens
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Arachnis albescensHampson, 1901
  • Arachnis consfusaDruce, 1897

Hypercompe albescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Guatemala. [1]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Musa species.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe albescens (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.