Lophocampa dinora
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Lophocampa |
Species: | L. dinora
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Binomial name | |
Lophocampa dinora (Schaus, 1924)
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Lophocampa dinora is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Male: Abdomen above orange buff; dorsal black spots, larger terminally, containing white scales; lateral triangular white spots edged with black; underneath white with transverse black lines. Legs with black orange and white markings. Forewing white faintly tinged with buff, the markings fuscous black except a small orange buff spot at base; veins fuscous black. Hindwing white. Wings below very similar to upperside.
Wingspan 44 mm.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lophocampa dinora at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lophocampa dinora at BOLD System
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum v.65 (1925) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.