Haploa confusa
| Confused haploa | |
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| Larva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. confusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Haploa confusa Lyman (1887) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Haploa confusa (confused haploa) is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The caterpillars feed on a Hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).[3]
Description
- Adult
Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.
- Caterpillar
The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.
Gallery
Older Haploa Confusa Larva Side View
Same Older Haploa Confusa Back View
Younger Haploa Confusa Larva Side View
References
- ↑ "Species Detail : Butterflies and Moths of North America". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa Moth)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112 - BugGuide.Net". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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