Hypercompe muzina

Hypercompe muzina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. muzina
Binomial name
	Hypercompe muzina; (Oberthür, 1881)
Synonyms
	Ecpantheria muzina Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria albicollis Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheris thiemei Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria depauperata Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria garzoni Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria xanthonotata Oberthür, 1881;

Hypercompe muzina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found from Texas and Mexico to Brazil and Colombia.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Theobroma cacao.

References

Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe muzina (Oberthür, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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