Hypercompe kinkelini

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1880. It is found in Argentina.[1]

Hypercompe kinkelini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. kinkelini
Binomial name
Hypercompe kinkelini
(Burmeister, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880
  • Ecpantheria cincelini Hampson, 1901

Etymology

The species is named is in honor of Kinkelin, who collected the type specimens.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe kinkelini (Burmeister, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.


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