Phaloe cruenta

Phaloe cruenta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1] It is found in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia[2] and Uruguay.

Phaloe cruenta
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P. cruenta
Binomial name
Phaloe cruenta
(Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Pericopis cruenta Hübner, 1823
  • Phaloe romani Bryk, 1953

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides and Tournefortia brachiata.[3]

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