Lophocampa distincta

Lophocampa distincta
	L. d. distincta
	L. d. brasilibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Lophocampa
Species:	L. distincta
Binomial name
	Lophocampa distincta; (Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
	Halysidota distincta Rothschild, 1909; Halisidota brunnescens Rothschild, 1909; Halysidota brasilibia Strand, 1919; Halisidota pallida Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.); Halysidota binominata Strand, 1919; Halisidota distincta meridionalis Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.);

Lophocampa distincta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

Wingspan for the male 26 mm and for the female 29 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]

Subspecies

Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Rothschild, Rothschild, Lionel Walter; History), British Museum (Natural; England), Zoological Museum (Tring (1909). "Novitates zoologicae". v. 16 (1909). ISSN 0950-7655. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Lophocampa distincta". caterpillars.unr.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
Lophocampa distincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Lophocampa distincta at BOLD Systems
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophocampa distincta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

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