Lophocampa niveigutta

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Lophocampa niveigutta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. niveigutta
Binomial name
Lophocampa niveigutta
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota niveiguttaWalker, 1856

Lophocampa niveigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Brazil and Colombia. [1]

Description

Male and female. Testaceous, paler beneath. Thorax with two pale brown stripes. Fore wings with several oblique undulating tawny lines, with two oblique brown bands, and with an exterior blackish brown dot; first band curved, irregular; second straight. Hind wings white. Male. — Antennae nearly as long as the body. Abdomen white at the tip. Length of the body 4 — 7 lines; of the wings 12 — 18 lines. [2]

Note: A line is probably about 112 of an inch.

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<i>Lophocampa catenulata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Lophocampa citrina</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa niveigutta (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pt.7 (1854) PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.