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Lophocampa endolobata

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Lophocampa endolobata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. endolobata
Binomial name
Lophocampa endolobata
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota endolobata Hampson, 1901

Lophocampa endolobata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Description

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Ochreous; head and thorax tinged with brown; abdomen yellow. Forewing with about ten waved brown lines forming lunulate spots on postmedial area and somewhat diamond-shaped subterminal spots; a large clouded discoidal spot. Hindwing pale semihyaline yellow.

Wingspan 40 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lophocampa endolobata at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum v.3 (1901)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lophocampa endolobata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.