| Lophocampa albiguttata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. albiguttata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa albiguttata (Boisduval, 1870) | |
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Lophocampa albiguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. [1] It is known from Honduras and possibly Mexico.
Lophocampa albiguttata was treated as a synonym of Lophocampa alternata by Allan Watson and David T. Goodger in 1986. A comparison of the type material has revealed a clear difference in these two taxa, in particular the forewing pattern. Lophocampa albiguttata was therefore raised from synonymy in 2011. In the original description, Boisduval does not indicate the number of syntypes, based on specimens from Honduras. A female specimen from the Boisduval collection bears a label "Oaxaca", [Mexico] and a red "type" label. This specimen from Oaxaca may be a syntype of L. albiguttata, although the species was described from Honduras. A locality error in the original description or labelling error could explain this contradiction. As there is some doubt about the status of this supposed type, the designation of a lectotype or neotype is currently not possible. It is also possible that a syntype is stored in another collection. Finally, no specimens from Honduras have been located to serve as potential neotype.
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Eurylomia cordula is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. It is found in Mexico and Honduras.
Lophocampa bicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Mexico and Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Lophocampa citrina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jan Sepp in 1843. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama, French Guiana, Brazil, Venezuela and the Amazon region.
Lophocampa nimbifacta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912. It is found in Mexico.
Lophocampa niveigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Brazil and Colombia.
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