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Hypercompe muzina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. muzina
Binomial name
Hypercompe muzina (Oberthür, 1881)
Synonyms
Ecpantheria muzina Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria albicollis Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheris thiemei Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria depauperata Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria garzoni Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria xanthonotata Oberthür, 1881

Hypercompe muzina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found from Texas and Mexico to Brazil and Colombia.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Theobroma cacao.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe muzina (Oberthür, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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