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Lophocampa dinora
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. dinora
Binomial name
Lophocampa dinora
( Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota dinora Schaus, 1924

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

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

  1. ^ Lophocampa dinora at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Lophocampa dinora at BOLD System
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum v.65 (1925)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lophocampa dinora
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. dinora
Binomial name
Lophocampa dinora
( Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota dinora Schaus, 1924

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

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

  1. ^ Lophocampa dinora at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Lophocampa dinora at BOLD System
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum v.65 (1925)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.



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