Hypocrisias minima, the least hypocrisias, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1883. It is found in Mexico, southern Arizona,[1] New Mexico, and Texas.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Hypocrisias |
Species: | H. minima
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Binomial name | |
Hypocrisias minima (Neumoegen, 1883)
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The wingspan is 31–33 mm.
The larvae feed on Viguiera dentata.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Hypocrisias minima (Neumoegen, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "930359.00 – 8201 – Hypocrisias minima – (Neumögen, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (April 17, 2013). "Species Hypocrisias minima - Hodges#8201". BugGuide. Retrieved September 18, 2019.