Hypercompe kinkelini

Hypercompe kinkelini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species: H. kinkelini
Binomial name
Hypercompe kinkelini
(Burmeister, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880
  • Ecpantheria cincelini Hampson, 1901

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Argentina.[1]

Etymology

The species is named is in honor of Kinkelin, who collected the type specimens.

References


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