Hypercompe albescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Guatemala.[1]
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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: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. albescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe albescens (Hampson, 1901)
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Musa species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe albescens (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.