Biology:Haploa lecontei
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. lecontei
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| Binomial name | |
| Haploa lecontei (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
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Haploa lecontei, or Leconte's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba through Arkansas.
The wingspan is 36–50 mm.
The larvae feed on various plants, including apple, blackberry, peach, spearmint and trembling aspen.
References
- "Species Details Haploa lecontei". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-210.
- "930345.00 – 8111 – Haploa lecontei – Leconte's Haploa Moth – (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=08111. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- Boone, Mike (February 4, 2019). "Species Haploa lecontei - Leconte's Haploa - Hodges#8111". http://bugguide.net/node/view/23290. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Leconte's Haploa Haploa lecontei (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Haploa-lecontei. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q5651648 entry
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