Biology:Phobetron hipparchia

Monkey slug
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Phobetron
Species:	P. hipparchia
Binomial name
	Phobetron hipparchia; (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
	Phalaena hipparchia Cramer, [1777] ; Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] Euryda variolaris;

Short description: Species of moth

Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina .^[2]

The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium.