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Phoenicoprocta hampsonii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phoenicoprocta

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Barnes in 1904. It is found in south-eastern Arizona and Baja California.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of lepidopterist Sir George F. Hampson.

References

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii Wikipedia