Hypercompe suffusa

Hypercompe suffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Hypercompe
Species: H. suffusa
Binomial name
Hypercompe suffusa
(Schaus, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Arachnis suffusa Schaus, 1889
  • Ecpantheria semiclara Stretch, 1906

Hypercompe suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1889. It is found in southern Arizona, western Texas[1] and Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is about 42 mm for males and 54 mm for females.

The larvae are polyphagous. The species overwinters in a loose cocoon. Pupation occurs in spring.[3]

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