Lophocampa petulans

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Lophocampa petulans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:L. petulans
Binomial name
Lophocampa petulans
(Dognin, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota petulansDognin, 1923

Lophocampa petulans is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923. It is found in Ecuador. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Erebidae family of insects

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.

Paul Dognin French entomologist

Paul Dognin was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera of moths.

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<i>Lophocampa</i> genus of insects

Lophocampa is a genus in the subtribe Phaegopterina in the family Erebidae. It contains around 75 species.

<i>Lophocampa argentata</i> species of insect

Lophocampa argentata, the silver-spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from British Columbia to southern California, and east to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and possibly to northern Mexico.

<i>Lophocampa albiguttata</i> species of insect

Lophocampa albiguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. It is known from Honduras and possibly Mexico.

<i>Lophocampa montana</i> species of insect

Lophocampa montana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1911. It is known from volcan Poás in Costa Rica.

<i>Lophocampa secunda</i> species of insect

Lophocampa secunda is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909 under the name fasciata. It is found in Brazil and on Cuba.

<i>Lophocampa affinis</i> species of insect

Lophocampa affinis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Mexico.

<i>Lophocampa distincta</i> species of insect

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.

<i>Lophocampa alsus</i> species of insect

Lophocampa alsus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname and possibly Colombia and Venezuela.

<i>Lophocampa atriceps</i> species of insect

Lophocampa atriceps is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador (Guayas) and Costa Rica.

<i>Lophocampa amaxiaeformis</i> species of insect

Lophocampa amaxiaeformis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Panama and Ecuador.

<i>Lophocampa annulosa</i> species of insect

Lophocampa annulosa, the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in southern Texas, southern Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad.

Lophocampa arpi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923. It is found in Brazil.

<i>Lophocampa atomosa</i> species of insect

Lophocampa atomosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Jamaica and Cuba and in Ecuador.

<i>Lophocampa atrimaculata</i> species of insect

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.

<i>Lophocampa dognini</i> species of insect

Lophocampa dognini, the Rothschild's marbled tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru.

<i>Lophocampa longipennis</i> species of insect

Lophocampa longipennis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1908. It is found in Bolivia.

<i>Lophocampa maroniensis</i> species of insect

Lophocampa maroniensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana and Venezuela.

<i>Lophocampa mixta</i> species of insect

Lophocampa mixta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1882. It is found in the United States in Arizona, Texas

<i>Lophocampa modesta</i> species of insect

Lophocampa modesta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Suriname, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela.

Lophocampa russus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1909. It is found in South America, including Peru.

References

  1. ↑ "Lophocampa petulans" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.

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