Lophocampa distincta explained

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

• L. d. distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
• L. d. binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
• L. d. brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
• L. d. brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
• L. d. obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)^[4]

External links

• Lophocampa distincta at BOLD Systems

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/lophocampa/#distincta Lophocampa distincta
2. Rothschild. Rothschild, Lionel Walter. History). British Museum (Natural. England). Zoological Museum (Tring. 1909. Novitates zoologicae. Novitates Zoologicae . en. v. 16 (1909). 0950-7655.
3. Web site: Lophocampa distincta. caterpillars.unr.edu. 2018-08-31.
4. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/lophocampa/#distincta Lophocampa distincta