Lophocampa amaxiaeformis

Lophocampa amaxiaeformis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Panama and Ecuador.[1][2]

Lophocampa amaxiaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. amaxiaeformis
Binomial name
Lophocampa amaxiaeformis
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota amaxiaeformis Rothschild, 1910
  • Thalesa amaxiaeformis

Description

Male

Head and thorax yellow and reddish brown, abdomen pale yellow. Forewing pale yellow with brownish-red tinge and spots. Hindwing pale yellow. Wingspan 34 mm.[3]

References

  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa amaxiaeformis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.


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