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Haploa contigua

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Neighbor moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. contigua
Binomial name
Haploa contigua
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypercompa contigua Walker, 1855
  • Haploa contigua var. lumbonigera Dyar, 1902
  • Haploa lumbonigera Dyar, [1903]

Haploa contigua, the neighbor moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from Quebec to the mountains of Georgia and west to South Dakota, Arkansas and Mississippi.[3]

The wingspan is 36–49 mm. The forewings are cream to whitish with some brown lines. The inner borders of the forewings are edged with brown. Adults are on wing from late May to early August.[4] There is one generation per year.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the leaves of Corylus americana. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[5]

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa contigua (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. ^ BugGuide
  5. ^ Bug Life Cycles - Documenting the life cycles of insects