Lophocampa atrimaculata

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Lophocampa atrimaculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. atrimaculata
Binomial name
Lophocampa atrimaculata
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota atrimaculataHampson, 1901

Lophocampa atrimaculata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. [1]

Description

In 1901 Hampson wrote in his description of Halisidota atrimaculata:

Ochreous; palpi with black spot at sides of 2nd joint; vertex of head, tegulae, patagia, tibiae, and tarsi with black spots. Fore wing irrorated with groups of black scales, some of them forming traces of oblique postmedial and subterminal dentate lines; some small black spots below base of cell; an antemedial spot on costa with a spot just beyond it in the cell and one on inner margin; a medial spot on inner margin and a larger discoidal spot; a small spot beyond the cell above vein 5, and a larger subterminal spot; a terminal series of small spots with larger spot below vein 2. Hind wing yellowish white. Hab. Brazil, Rio Janeiro, 1 m, 1 f type, Rio Grande; Bolivia, Suape; Peru, Hillap. Exp., M 42, F 50 millim. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa atrimaculata (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum v.3 (1901) PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.