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Lophocampa distincta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lophocampa

Lophocampa distincta

Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador.

Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm.

The larvae feed on Gunnera species.

Subspecies

  • L. d. distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
  • L. d. binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
  • L. d. brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
  • L. d. brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
  • L. d. obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)

    • References

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