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Lophocampa annulosa

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Species of moth

Lophocampa annulosa
Adult (top) and larvae (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: L. annulosa
Binomial name
Lophocampa annulosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halesidota annulosa Walker, 1855
  • Halisidota niveigutta Druce, 1856

Lophocampa annulosa, the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the south-western US (southern Texas, southern Arizona), Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.

References

  1. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901)
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Lophocampa annulosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. Bug Guide
  5. Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions
Taxon identifiers
Lophocampa annulosa


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