Lophocampa distincta

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Lophocampa distincta
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L. d. distincta
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L. d. brasilibia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. distincta
Binomial name
Lophocampa distincta
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota distinctaRothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota brunnescensRothschild, 1909
  • Halysidota brasilibiaStrand, 1919
  • Halisidota pallidaRothschild, 1910 (preocc.)
  • Halysidota binominataStrand, 1919
  • Halisidota distincta meridionalisRothschild, 1910 (preocc.)

Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador. [1]

Contents

Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Gunnera species. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Rothschild, Rothschild, Lionel Walter; History), British Museum (Natural; England), Zoological Museum (Tring (1909). "Novitates zoologicae". Novitates Zoologicae : A Journal of Zoology in Connection with the Tring Museum. v. 16 (1909). ISSN   0950-7655.
  3. "Lophocampa distincta". caterpillars.unr.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms