Biology:Lophocampa modesta
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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. modesta
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| Lophocampa modesta Kirby, 1892
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Lophocampa modesta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Suriname, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru[1] and Venezuela.[2]
Description
In 1901 George Hampson described the species as follows:
Ochreous; palpi with black spot at side of 2nd joint; tegulae, patagia, tibiae, and tarsi spotted with black. Fore wing with fine double minutely dentate subbasal, antemedial, medial, and postmedial dark lines, the last bent outwards to inner margin; dark patches on costal area on antemedial line and at end of cell, and often on middle of inner margin; an irregularly dentate subterminal line angled inwards above vein 5, where there is often a black spot on it; a crenulate terminal line. Hind wing pale ochreous.[3]
The wingspan for the males is 36–40 mm and the female was measured at 46 mm.
References
- ↑ "Lophocampa modesta" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ 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.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lophocampa modesta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=43230.
Wikidata ☰ Q13531698 entry
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