Hypercompe hambletoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1938. It is found in Brazil.[1]
Hypercompe hambletoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Hypercompe |
Species: | H. hambletoni
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Binomial name | |
Hypercompe hambletoni (Schaus, 1938)
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Bidens, Eriobotrya, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Manihot and Ricinus species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe hambletoni (Schaus, 1938)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.