Lophocampa distincta
| Lophocampa distincta | |
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| L. d. distincta | |
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| L. d. brasilibia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. distincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa distincta (Rothschild, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]
Subspecies
- L. d. distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
- L. d. binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
- L. d. brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
- L. d. brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
- L. d. obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)[4]
References
- ↑ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Novitates Zoologicae v.16 (1909)
- ↑ caterpillars.unr.edu
- ↑ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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