Lophocampa labaca

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Lophocampa labaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. labaca
Binomial name
Lophocampa labaca
(H. Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota labaca H. Druce, 1890

Lophocampa labaca is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Jalisco, Mexico.[1]

Description[edit]

Primaries pale brownish yellow, with a small orange coloured spot close to the base, three large spots along the costal margin, a large elongated patch on the outer margin, and two rather broad streaks on the inner margin partly crossing the wing towards the middle, all pale brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white, partly hyaline (glass like) near the base. The underside of the primaries as above, but with all the markings more indistinct. The head and thorax the same colour as the primaries; the abdomen above orange, the anus and the underside whitish; the legs and antennas orange brown. Wingspan 2+14 inches (57 mm).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 25, 2019). "Lophocampa labaca (Druce, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6th ser. v.5 (1890)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.