Lophocampa margona is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Mexico.[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: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. margona
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| Lophocampa margona (Schaus, 1896)
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Description
editBody chrome yellow, the patagia, inwardly shaded with brown. Primaries acute with outer margin straight and oblique; yellow, the inner margin dark brown; fine wavy brown lines cross the wings, very indistinct at the base; the outer and submarginal lines double, filled in with a slightly darker shade than the ground color and the submarginal line ceases at vein 5; a terminal row of darker spots edged with brownish between the veins; a dark spot at the end of the cell. Secondaries whitish yellow. Expanse, 52 mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Lophocampa margona" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society v.4 (1896)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa margona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.