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Haploa reversa

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Reversed haploa
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. reversa
Binomial name
Haploa reversa
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

Haploa reversa, the reversed haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Stretch in 1885.[1][2] It is found in North America, from south-eastern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.[3]

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Malus species (apple trees).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "930343.00 – 8109 – Haploa reversa – Reversed Haploa Moth – (Stretch, 1885)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Elliott, Lynette (July 18, 2019). "Species Haploa reversa - Reversed Haploa Moth - Hodges#8109". BugGuide. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Reversed Haploa Haploa reversa Tiger & Lichen Moth Family (Erebidae)". NatureSearch. Archived from the original September 29, 2018.