Hemeroblemma mexicana

Hemeroblemma mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Hemeroblemma
Species: H. mexicana
Binomial name
Hemeroblemma mexicana
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Peosina mexicana Guenee, 1852

Hemeroblemma mexicana is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in Mexico and Central America, including Honduras. A female was collected at Falcon Heights, Starr County, Texas in 2012.[1]

The larvae are injurious to the leaves of cacao in some years.[2]

References

  1. Lafontaine, JD; Schmidt, BC, 2013: Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys 264: 227-236. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4443
  2. Problemas entomológicos do cacaueiro com referencia especial à Bahia


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