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Lophocampa distincta

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Lophocampa distincta
Lophocampa distincta distincta
Lophocampa distincta brasilibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Arctiidae
Genus:
Lophocampa
Species:
L. distincta
Binomial name
Lophocampa distincta
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota distincta Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota brunnescens Rothschild, 1909
  • Halysidota brasilibia Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota pallida Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)
  • Halysidota binominata Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota distincta meridionalis Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)

Rothschild's Marbled Tiger[1] (Lophocampa distincta) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Lophocampa distincta distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
  • Lophocampa distincta binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
  • Lophocampa distincta brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
  • Lophocampa distincta brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
  • Lophocampa distincta obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ Moths of the Amazon and Andes
  2. ^ Lophocampa at funet
  3. ^ caterpillars.unr.edu


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