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Lophocampa atomosa

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Lophocampa atomosa
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L. atomosa
Binomial name
Lophocampa atomosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halesidota atomosa Walker, 1855
  • Euhalisidota fasciata Grote, 1867
  • Halisidota mendax Möschler, 1886
  • Halisidota moeschleri Rothschild, 1909
  • Lophocampa fasciata Grote, 1867

Lophocampa atomosa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Jamaica and Cuba and in Ecuador.[1]

Wingspan is 38 mm for the male and 44 mm for the female.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lophocampa atomosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum S.v2 (1920)