Biology:Malocampa piratica
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Short description: Species of moth
Malocampa piratica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Malocampa |
Species: | M. piratica
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Binomial name | |
Malocampa piratica Schaus, 1906
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Malocampa piratica is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica. However, a specimen was found in Guatemala.[1]
The larvae feed on Cecropia, Coussapoa and Pourouma species.
References
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- ↑ Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/AN10141.
Wikidata ☰ Q13481048 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malocampa piratica.
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