Haploa reversa

Haploa reversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Haploa
Species: H. reversa
Binomial name
Haploa reversa
(Stratch, 1885)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

The Reversed Haploa (Haploa reversa) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in North America, from south-eastern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.[3]

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are white with a pattern of brown lines in two triangles on the forewing. The hindwings are clear white. There are two forms, one of which has reversed markings. Adults are on wing in June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Malus species. They are variable and black with a pale dorsal line and bluish tubercles. They have white or a white with black hair.[4]

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