Lophocampa annulosa
| Lophocampa annulosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. annulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa annulosa (Walker, 1855) | |
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Lophocampa annulosa, the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in southern Texas, southern Arizona,[2] Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad.[3]
Adults are tan with chainlike light brown markings and a brown line with a small white dot.[4]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.[5]
References
- ↑ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901)
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Lophocampa annulosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions
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