Biology:Hypercompe suffusa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Hypercompe suffusa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. suffusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889)
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Hypercompe suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1889. It is found in southern Arizona, western Texas [1] and Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is about 42 mm for males and 54 mm for females.
The larvae are polyphagous. The species overwinters in a loose cocoon. Pupation occurs in spring.[3]
References
- ↑ "930325.00 – 8149 – Hypercompe suffusa – (Schaus, 1889)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8149. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/hypercompe/#suffusa. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ Balaban, John and Jane (September 19, 2014). "Species Hypercompe suffusa - Hodges#8149". http://bugguide.net/node/view/221251. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13310771 entry
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