Hypercompe simplex is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Puerto Rico, as well as on the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles.[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. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe simplex (Walker, 1855)
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The larvae feed on Cedrella, Cissus, Erechtotes, Erythrina, Ipomaea and Solanum torvum.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019. Note: This source places Hypercompe simplex as a synonym of Hypercompe icasia.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.