Phobetron hipparchia

Phobetron hipparchia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Phobetron
Species:	P. hipparchia
Binomial name
	Phobetron hipparchia; (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
	Phalaena hipparchia Cramer, [1777]; Euryda variolaris Herrich-Schäffer, [1854];

Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina.^[2]

The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium.

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