Hypercompe orsa

Hypercompe orsa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname.[1]

Hypercompe orsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. orsa
Binomial name
Hypercompe orsa
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Noctura orsa Cramer, [1777]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lantana, Senecio and Sphagneticola species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe orsa (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019.


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