Haploa colona, the colona moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1802.[1][2] It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas.[3]
| Colona moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. colona
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| Binomial name | |
| Haploa colona (Hübner, [1802])
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The wingspan is 40–58 mm.
Subspecies
edit- Haploa colona colona
- Haploa colona fulvicosta (Clemens, 1860) (New Jersey, Kansas, Texas)
- Haploa colona conscita (Walker, 1865)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa colona (Hübner, [1803])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "930342.00 – 8108 – Haploa colona – Colona Moth – (Hübner, [1803])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Cotinis (July 3, 2006). "Species Haploa colona - Colona Moth - Hodges#8108". BugGuide. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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