Lophocampa annulosa | |
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Adult (top) and larvae (bottom) | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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
- Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901)
- mothphotographersgroup
- Lophocampa annulosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Bug Guide
- Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa annulosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Lophocampa annulosa at BOLD Systems
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lophocampa annulosa |
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