Hypercompe decora

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Hypercompe decora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. decora
Binomial name
Hypercompe decora
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria decoraWalker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria cyaneicornisGrote, 1867
  • Ecpantheria haitensisOberthür, 1881

Hypercompe decora is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Mexico, Cuba and Haiti. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe decora (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.