Hypercompe albicornis

Hypercompe albicornis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found on Cuba.[1][2]

Hypercompe albicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. albicornis
Binomial name
Hypercompe albicornis
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria albicornis Grote, 1865

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Helianthus, Luffa and Phaseolus species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe albicornis (Grote, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Hypercompe albicornis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 17, 2019.


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