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Lophocampa margona

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Lophocampa margona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. margona
Binomial name
Lophocampa margona
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota margona Schaus, 1896

Lophocampa margona is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Mexico.[1]

Description

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Body chrome yellow, the patagia, inwardly shaded with brown. Primaries acute with outer margin straight and oblique; yellow, the inner margin dark brown; fine wavy brown lines cross the wings, very indistinct at the base; the outer and submarginal lines double, filled in with a slightly darker shade than the ground color and the submarginal line ceases at vein 5; a terminal row of darker spots edged with brownish between the veins; a dark spot at the end of the cell. Secondaries whitish yellow. Expanse, 52 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lophocampa margona" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society v.4 (1896)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lophocampa margona​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.