Biology:Hypercompe simplex

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypercompe simplex
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. simplex
Binomial name
Hypercompe simplex
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria simplex Walker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria obliterata Walker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria guadulpensis Oberthür, 1881

Hypercompe simplex is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Puerto Rico, as well as on the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles.[1]

The larvae feed on Cedrella, Cissus, Erechtotes, Erythrina, Ipomaea and Solanum torvum.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777)"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/hypercompe/#icasia. Retrieved August 18, 2019.  Note: This source places Hypercompe simplex as a synonym of Hypercompe icasia.

Wikidata ☰ Q13310769 entry