Lophocampa flavodorsata

Lophocampa flavodorsata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Lophocampa
Species:	L. flavodorsata
Binomial name
Lophocampa flavodorsata Vincent & Laguerre, 2013

Lophocampa flavodorsata is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in Venezuela (Aragua, Lara, Mérida), Ecuador (Napo, Morona-Santiago, Sucumbios) and Peru (Cuzco, Huanuco).^[1]

The forewings are brown irrorated with light and dark brown. There is one yellow spot with two small black dots at the base and a series of bands formed by white spots arranged as follows: the antemedial band is broken, the medial band is slightly curved and the postmedial band is sinuous. The hindwings are yellow-white, slightly tinged with yellow-brown marks on the apex and along the costa, with a yellowtinge along the anal border. Ventrally, the marks are more contrasting, deep brown centered with yellow-brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet flavodorsata refers to the yellowish hairs of the abdominal tergites.

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