Biology:Lophocampa annulosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Lophocampa annulosa
Lophocampa annulosa.jpg
Lophocampa annulosa larvae.jpg
Adult (top) and larvae (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. annulosa
Binomial name
Lophocampa annulosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halesidota annulosa Walker, 1855
  • Halisidota niveigutta Druce, 1856[1]

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 the south-western United States (southern Texas , southern Arizona),[2] Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil , Argentina and Trinidad.[3][4]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13531736 entry