Biology:Lophocampa laroipa

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Short description: Species of moth

Lophocampa laroipa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. laroipa
Binomial name
Lophocampa laroipa
(H. Druce, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota laroipa H. Druce, 1893
  • Halysidota laoripa Dognin, 1891

Lophocampa laroipa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala,[1] Ecuador and Brazil .[2]

Description

Male

Primaries are pale fawn coloured, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines. There are two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown. The fringe is alternately fawn and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn. Expanse ​1 12.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13531720 entry