Lophocampa laroipa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala,[1] Ecuador and Brazil.[2]
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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: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. laroipa
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| Lophocampa laroipa (H. Druce, 1893)
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Description
editMale
Primaries are pale fawn coloured, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines. There are two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown. The fringe is alternately fawn and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn. Expanse 1+1⁄2.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Lophocampa laroipa". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 25, 2019). "Lophocampa laroipa (Druce, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1893)
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External links
edit- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.