Hypercompe eridanus
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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: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. eridanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, [1775])
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Hypercompe eridanus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Colombia, Suriname,[1] and French Guiana.[2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Cissus, Citrus, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Panicum, and Vanilla species.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, [1775])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, 1775)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.