Lophocampa distincta

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]

Lophocampa distincta
L. d. distincta
L. d. brasilibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. distincta
Binomial name
Lophocampa distincta
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota distincta Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota brunnescens Rothschild, 1909
  • Halysidota brasilibia Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota pallida Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)
  • Halysidota binominata Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota distincta meridionalis Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)

Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]

Subspecies
  • 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
  1. Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Rothschild, Rothschild, Lionel Walter; History), British Museum (Natural; England), Zoological Museum (Tring (1909). "Novitates zoologicae". v. 16 (1909). ISSN 0950-7655. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Lophocampa distincta". caterpillars.unr.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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