Lophocampa annulosa
Lophocampa annulosa, the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in southern Texas, southern Arizona,[2] Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lophocampa |
| Species: | L. annulosa |
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Adults are tan with chainlike light brown markings and a brown line with a small white dot.[4]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.[5]
References
- Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901)
- mothphotographersgroup
- Lophocampa annulosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Bug Guide
- Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa annulosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Lophocampa annulosa at BOLD Systems
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