Biology:Hypercompe albicornis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypercompe albicornis
Hypercompe albicornis.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. albicornis
Binomial name
Hypercompe albicornis
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria albicornis Grote, 1865

Hypercompe albicornis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found on Cuba.[1][2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Helianthus, Luffa and Phaseolus species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13310624 entry