Lophocampa

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Lophocampa
Lophocampa moths (Arctiidae).jpg
1 L. lineata male; 2 L. propinqua male;
3 L. brunnea female; 4 L. alternata female;
5 L. albitegula female; 6 L. albiguttata female
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Lophocampa
Harris, 1841
Synonyms
  • Euhalisidota Grote, [1866]
  • Phoegoptera Boisduval, 1869
  • Thalesa Schaus, 1896
  • Schausia Dyar, 1897
  • Euschausia Dyar, 1898
  • Syntarctia Hampson, 1901

Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.[1] It contains around 75 species.[2]

Species[]

The following are species classified under Lophocampa:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Vincent, Benoit (2011). "Description of two new Lophocampa Harris from the Dominican Republic (Arctiidae, Arctiinae)". ZooKeys. Pensoft (75): 69–77. doi:10.3897/zookeys.75.811. PMC 3088043. PMID 21594140.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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