Lophocampa pectina

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Lophocampa pectina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. pectina
Binomial name
Lophocampa pectina
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota pectinaSchaus, 1896

Lophocampa pectina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Mexico. [1]

Description

Antenna very deeply pectinated in the (male). Head and thorax dark buff; two black points on the collar and two on each patagia. Body chrome yellow. Primaries yellow with a broad basal and median transverse grayish shade; a double terminal and subterminal fine dark wavy line, the space within filled with a darker shade; the fringe yellowish with some black spots. Secondaries yellow. Expanse, M 41 mm. [2]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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References

  1. "Lophocampa pectina" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society v.4 (1896) PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.