Haploa colona

Colona moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. colona
Binomial name
Haploa colona
(Hübner, [1802])
Synonyms
  • Bombyx colona Hübner, 1804
  • Phalaena (Noctua) clymene Esper, 1794 (preocc.)
  • Phalaena (Noctua) clymene Esper, 1798 (preocc.)
  • Callimorpha carolina Harris, 1841
  • Hypercompa fulvicosta Clemens, 1860
  • Haploa duplicata Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
  • Tanada conscita Walker, 1865
  • Callimorpha lactata Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha lactata Smith, 1888
  • Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

Haploa colona, the colona moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1802.[1][2] It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas.[3]

The wingspan is 40–58 mm.

Subspecies

  • Haploa colona colona
  • Haploa colona fulvicosta (Clemens, 1860) (New Jersey, Kansas, Texas)
  • Haploa colona conscita (Walker, 1865)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa colona (Hübner, [1803])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "930342.00 – 8108 – Haploa colona – Colona Moth – (Hübner, [1803])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Cotinis (July 3, 2006). "Species Haploa colona - Colona Moth - Hodges#8108". BugGuide. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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