Lophocampa atomosa

Lophocampa atomosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Jamaica and Cuba and in Ecuador.[1]

Lophocampa atomosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. atomosa
Binomial name
Lophocampa atomosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halesidota atomosa Walker, 1855
  • Euhalisidota fasciata Grote, 1867
  • Halisidota mendax Möschler, 1886
  • Halisidota moeschleri Rothschild, 1909
  • Lophocampa fasciata Grote, 1867

Wingspan is 38 mm for the male and 44 mm for the female.[2]

References
  1. Lophocampa atomosa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum S.v2 (1920)
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa atomosa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.


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