Lophocampa laroipa

Lophocampa laroipa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala,[1] Ecuador and Brazil.[2]

Lophocampa laroipa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. laroipa
Binomial name
Lophocampa laroipa
(H. Druce, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota laroipa H. Druce, 1893
  • Halysidota laoripa Dognin, 1891

Description

Male

Primaries are pale fawn coloured, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines. There are two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown. The fringe is alternately fawn and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn. Expanse ​1 1⁄2.[3]

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References
  1. "Taxonomy Browser: Lophocampa laroipa". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 25, 2019). "Lophocampa laroipa (Druce, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1893) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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