Phaloe cruenta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1] It is found in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia[2] and Uruguay.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Phaloe |
Species: | P. cruenta
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Binomial name | |
Phaloe cruenta (Hübner, 1823)
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides and Tournefortia brachiata.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phaloe cruenta (Hübner, 1823)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Phaloe cruenta". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Distribución, caracterización y fenología de Phaloe cruenta (Hubner, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Arctiidae) en el departamento de Ñeembucú, Sudoeste del Paraguay Oriental"