Lophocampa pectina
| Lophocampa pectina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. pectina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa pectina (Schaus, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lophocampa pectina is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Mexico.[1]
Description
Antenna very deeply pectinated in the (male). Head and thorax dark buff; two black points on the collar and two on each patagia. Body chrome yellow. Primaries yellow with a broad basal and median transverse grayish shade; a double terminal and subterminal fine dark wavy line, the space within filled with a darker shade; the fringe yellowish with some black spots. Secondaries yellow. Expanse, M 41 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lophocampa pectina" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Journal of the New York Entomological Society v.4 (1896)
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- Lophocampa pectina at Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- Lophocampa pectina at BOLD Systems
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