Hypercompe brasiliensis
Hypercompe brasiliensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Brazil[1] and French Guiana.[2]
| Hypercompe brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe brasiliensis (Oberthür, 1881) | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gossypium herbaceum.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe brasiliensis (Oberthür, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Hypercompe brasiliensis (Oberthür, 1881)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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