Biology:Haploa confusa

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Short description: Species of moth

Confused haploa
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. confusa
Binomial name
Haploa confusa
(Lyman, 1887)
Synonyms[1]
  • Callimorpha confusa Lyman 1887

Haploa confusa, the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The species was first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887.[2] The caterpillars have been observed feeding on hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)[3][4][5], dogwoods (Cornus spp.)[6], sugar maple (Acer saccharum)[7], Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum)[8], purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)[9], Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)[10], and coyote willow (Salix exigua)[11].

Description

Adult

Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.

Caterpillar

The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.

References

  1. ↑ "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa)". http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/H/Haploa_confusa/. 
  2. ↑ Lyman, H. H. (October 1887). "The North American Callimorphas". The Canadian Entomologist. 19 (10): 181-191.
  3. ↑ Murray, Tom (July 8, 2018). "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112". https://bugguide.net/node/view/25949. Retrieved August 23, 2019. 
  4. ↑ Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Confused Haploa Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Haploa-confusa. Retrieved August 23, 2019. 
  5. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/haploa/#confusa. Retrieved August 24, 2019. 
  6. ↑ Gouvernement du Québec. "Haploa confusa" (in en). https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/2530952. 
  7. ↑ Gouvernement du Québec. "Haploa confusa" (in en). https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/2410909. 
  8. ↑ tom murray. "Confused Haploa - Haploa confusa" (in en). https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/81525. 
  9. ↑ jarrod_q (2026-06-08). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/369741076. 
  10. ↑ Pecka, Cole (2026-06-06). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/369141888. 
  11. ↑ MercatorH8r (2026-06-02). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367786056. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5651641 entry




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