Biology:Lophocampa endolobata

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Short description: Species of moth

Lophocampa endolobata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. endolobata
Binomial name
Lophocampa endolobata
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota endolobata Hampson, 1901

Lophocampa endolobata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Brazil .[1]

Description

Ochreous; head and thorax tinged with brown; abdomen yellow. Forewing with about ten waved brown lines forming lunulate spots on postmedial area and somewhat diamond-shaped subterminal spots; a large clouded discoidal spot. Hindwing pale semihyaline yellow.

Wingspan 40 mm.[2]

References

  1. Lophocampa endolobata at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum v.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13531725 entry