Biology:Hypercompe brasiliensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypercompe brasiliensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Hypercompe brasiliensis
(Oberthür, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria brasiliensis Oberthür, 1881

Hypercompe brasiliensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Brazil [1] and French Guiana.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gossypium herbaceum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13310643 entry