Lophocampa bicolor

Lophocampa bicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Mexico and Big Bend National Park, Texas.[1][2]

Lophocampa bicolor
Lophocampa bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. bicolor
Binomial name
Lophocampa bicolor
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota bicolor Walker, 1855

Description

Male. Reddish tawny. Head white. Proboscis tawny. Antennae whitish above. Thorax with three white stripes. Pectus white. Fore femora and fore tibiae thickly clothed with white hairs. Forewings testaceous, with indistinct hyaline spots. Hindwings white. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 17 lines.[3]

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References
  1. Lophocampa bicolor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Bugguide.net
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pt.3 (1855) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa bicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  • Lophocampa bicolor at BOLD Systems


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