Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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Hypercompe ocularia (ocularia leopard) is a moth of the family Erebidae.
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Description
This moth is a translucent white colour, patterned with numerous oval brown rings on the forewings.
Distribution
It is found in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. This is a cloud forest species found at elevations between about 200-1000m.
Biology
Moths of the Hypercompe genus are noxious to birds and exhibit warning colouration. When approached by a bird, these moths expose a coloured abdomen and exude noxious fluids as a defense mechanism.
References
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