Phobetron hipparchia

Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina.[2]

Phobetron hipparchia
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Phobetron
Species:
P. hipparchia
Binomial name
Phobetron hipparchia
(Cramer, [1777])[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena hipparchia Cramer, [1777]
  • Euryda variolaris Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium.

References
  1. Phobetron at funet
  2. PaDIL


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