Biology:Lophocampa distincta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Lophocampa distincta | |
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| L. d. distincta | |
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| L. d. brasilibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. distincta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa distincta (Rothschild, 1909)
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Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru, Brazil , Argentina , Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]
Subspecies
- L. d. distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
- L. d. binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
- L. d. brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
- L. d. brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
- L. d. obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)[4]
References
- ↑ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Rothschild, Rothschild, Lionel Walter; History), British Museum (Natural; England), Zoological Museum (Tring (1909). "Novitates zoologicae" (in en). Novitates Zoologicae v. 16 (1909). ISSN 0950-7655. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21989#page/300/mode/1u.
- ↑ "Lophocampa distincta". http://caterpillars.unr.edu/lsacat/ecuador/species/arctiidae/lophocampa_distincta/lophocampa_distincta.htm.
- ↑ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
- Lophocampa distincta at BOLD Systems
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lophocampa distincta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=43163.
Wikidata ☰ Q275430 entry
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