Lophocampa dinora
| Lophocampa dinora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. dinora |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa dinora (Schaus, 1924) | |
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Lophocampa dinora is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.[1][2]
Description
Male: Abdomen above orange buff; dorsal black spots, larger terminally, containing white scales; lateral triangular white spots edged with black; underneath white with transverse black lines. Legs with black orange and white markings. Forewing white faintly tinged with buff, the markings fuscous black except a small orange buff spot at base; veins fuscous black. Hindwing white. Wings below very similar to upperside.
Wingspan 44 mm.[3]
References
- ^ Lophocampa dinora at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lophocampa dinora at BOLD System
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum v.65 (1925)
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