Lophocampa

Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.[1] It contains around 75 species.[2]

Lophocampa
1 L. lineata male; 2 L. propinqua male;
3 L. brunnea female; 4 L. alternata female;
5 L. albitegula female; 6 L. albiguttata female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Lophocampa
Harris, 1841
Synonyms
  • Euhalisidota Grote, [1866]
  • Phoegoptera Boisduval, 1869
  • Thalesa Schaus, 1896
  • Schausia Dyar, 1897
  • Euschausia Dyar, 1898
  • Syntarctia Hampson, 1901
Lophocampa ingens larva
Adult Lophocampa ingens

Species

The following are species classified under Lophocampa:[3]

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References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. Vincent, Benoit (2011). "Description of two new Lophocampa Harris from the Dominican Republic (Arctiidae, Arctiinae)". ZooKeys. Pensoft. 75: 69–77. doi:10.3897/zookeys.75.811. PMC 3088043. PMID 21594140.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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