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Lophocampa propinqua

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Lophocampa propinqua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. propinqua
Binomial name
Lophocampa propinqua
(H. Edwards, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota propinqua H. Edwards, 1884

Lophocampa propinqua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is known from Mexico and Central America.

Taxonomy

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Edwards described Lophocampa propinqua as a variation of Lophocampa caryae based on a single male from Mexico. The taxon propinqua was placed by Allan Watson and David T. Goodger as a valid species in the genus Lophocampa. The different forewing pattern, in particular the interrupted medial band, the narrower uncus and the longer valvae of the male genitalia justify this placement as a species distinct from the North American Lophocampa caryae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Vincent, Benoit (2011-01-12). "Description of two new Lophocampa Harris from the Dominican Republic (Arctiidae,Arctiinae)". ZooKeys (75): 69–77. Bibcode:2011ZooK...75...69V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.75.811. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3088043. PMID 21594140.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.