Lophocampa distincta
| Lophocampa distincta | |
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| L. d. distincta | |
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| L. d. brasilibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. distincta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophocampa distincta (Rothschild, 1909)
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Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Rothschild, Rothschild, Lionel Walter; History), British Museum (Natural; England), Zoological Museum (Tring (1909). "Novitates zoologicae". Novitates Zoologicae. v. 16 (1909). ISSN 0950-7655.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lophocampa distincta". caterpillars.unr.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links[edit]
- Lophocampa distincta at BOLD Systems
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa distincta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.