Biology:Hypercompe caudata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)
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Hypercompe caudata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Texas ,[1] southern Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.[2]
The wingspan is 56 mm for males and 86 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, April, October and November.[3]
References
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/hypercompe/#caudata. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ↑ BugGuide
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13310652 entry
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