Stictocompe suffusa
| Stictocompe suffusa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Stictocompe |
| Species: | S. suffusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictocompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889) | |
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Stictocompe suffusa is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by William Schaus in 1889.[1] It is found in Mexico[2] and the neighbouring south-western US (southern Arizona, and western Texas).[3]
The wingspan is about 42 mm for males and 54 mm for females.
The larvae are polyphagous. The species overwinters in a loose cocoon. Pupation occurs in spring.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Laguerre, Michel (November 2023). "Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (75). AFCFF (Association française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore): 1–34. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(75).
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ "930325.00 – 8149 – Hypercompe suffusa – (Schaus, 1889)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ Balaban, John and Jane (September 19, 2014). "Species Hypercompe suffusa - Hodges#8149". BugGuide. Retrieved August 18, 2019.