Biology:Lophocampa niveigutta
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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. niveigutta
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| Lophocampa niveigutta (Walker, 1856)
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Lophocampa niveigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Brazil and Colombia.[1]
Description
Male and female. Testaceous, paler beneath. Thorax with two pale brown stripes. Fore wings with several oblique undulating tawny lines, with two oblique brown bands, and with an exterior blackish brown dot; first band curved, irregular; second straight. Hind wings white. Male. — Antennae nearly as long as the body. Abdomen white at the tip. Length of the body 4 — 7 lines; of the wings 12 — 18 lines.[2]
Note: A line is probably about 1⁄12 of an inch.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa niveigutta (Walker, 1856)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/lophocampa/#niveigutta. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pt.7 (1854)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lophocampa niveigutta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=43202.
- Halysidota niveigutta at BHL
- "Taxonomy Browser: Lophocampa niveigutta". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=97355. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q13531713 entry
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