Biology:Hypercompe kinkelini

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypercompe kinkelini
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. kinkelini
Binomial name
Hypercompe kinkelini
(Burmeister, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880
  • Ecpantheria cincelini Hampson, 1901

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1880. It is found in Argentina .[1]

Etymology

The species is named is in honor of Kinkelin, who collected the type specimens.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13310711 entry