Biology:Lophocampa mixta

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Short description: Species of moth

Lophocampa mixta
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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. mixta
Binomial name
Lophocampa mixta
(Neumoegen, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Halesidota mixta Neumoegen, 1882
  • Halisidota pseudocarye Rothschild, 1909

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,[1] Texas [2]

The wingspan is about 37 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus emoryi.[3]

References

  1. "Lophocampa mixata" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Moths of Southeastern Arizona

Wikidata ☰ Q13531715 entry