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Hypercompe hambletoni

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Hypercompe hambletoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. hambletoni
Binomial name
Hypercompe hambletoni
(Schaus, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria hambletoni Schaus, 1938

Hypercompe hambletoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1938. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Bidens, Eriobotrya, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Manihot and Ricinus species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe hambletoni (Schaus, 1938)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.