Biology:Lophocampa laroipa
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Short description: Species of moth
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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: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. laroipa
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| Lophocampa laroipa (H. Druce, 1893)
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Lophocampa laroipa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala,[1] Ecuador and Brazil .[2]
Description
Male
Primaries are pale fawn coloured, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines. There are two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown. The fringe is alternately fawn and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn. Expanse 1 1⁄2.[3]
References
- ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Lophocampa laroipa". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=97356. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 25, 2019). "Lophocampa laroipa (Druce, 1893)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/lophocampa/#laroipa. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1893)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- 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 ☰ Q13531720 entry
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