Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lophocampa | |
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Lophocampa laroipa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador and Brazil.
Description
Male
Primaries pale fawn-colour, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines; two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown; the fringe alternately fawn-colour and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn-colour. Expanse 1 1/2 inch.
References
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