Biology:Lophocampa aenone
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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. aenone
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| Lophocampa aenone (Butler, 1878)
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Lophocampa aenone is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Brazil , Suriname, Venezuela and Ecuador.[1]
Description
Primaries above semitransparent whitey brown, crossed by wavy grey lines much as in the preceding species, but with no oblique central line; a more or less marked blackish spot at the inferior extremity of the cell; secondaries hyaline white; thorax brown, abdomen creamy white; primaries below less strongly marked than above; body sordid white: expanse, M 1 inch 2 lines; F 1 inch 4 lines.[2]
References
- ↑ Lophocampa aenone at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (1878)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lophocampa aenone". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=43139.
Wikidata ☰ Q13531737 entry
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