- Haploa confusa
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Confused Haploa Caterpillar Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Haploa Species: H. confusa Binomial name Haploa confusa
Lyman (1887) [1]Synonyms - Callimorpha confusa[2]
H. confusa is a species of Arctiidae that occurs in North America. The caterpillars feed on a Hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).[3]
Description
- Adult
Adults are have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.
- Caterpillar
The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.
References
- ^ "Species Detail : Butterflies and Moths of North America". http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3682. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa Moth)". http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/H/Haploa_confusa/. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112 - BugGuide.Net". http://bugguide.net/node/view/25949. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
External identifiers for Haploa confusa EOL 564847 Also found in: Wikispecies This article on a moth of the Arctiidae family is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.