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.

Phaloe cruenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Phaloe
Species:
P. cruenta
Binomial name
Phaloe cruenta
(Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Pericopis cruenta Hübner, 1823
  • Phaloe romani Bryk, 1953

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides and Tournefortia brachiata.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Phaloe cruenta (Hübner, 1823)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Phaloe cruenta". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Distribución, caracterización y fenología de Phaloe cruenta (Hubner, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Arctiidae) en el departamento de Ñeembucú, Sudoeste del Paraguay Oriental"