Hypercompe nigriplaga

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Hypercompe nigriplaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. nigriplaga
Binomial name
Hypercompe nigriplaga
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria nigriplagaWalker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria obesaWalker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria ab. postfuscaStrand, 1921

Hypercompe nigriplaga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Jamaica. [1]

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References

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