Species Haploa lecontei - Leconte's Haploa Moth - Hodges#8111

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

moth - maybe Haploa lecontei - Haploa lecontei

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)

Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)

Subtribe Callimorphina

Genus Haploa

Species lecontei (Leconte's Haploa Moth - Hodges#8111)

Hodges Number

8111

Size

36-50mm wingspan

Identification

Adult: forewing variable, from bold black markings to all cream-colored. (1)

Range

Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba through Arkansas. (1)

Season

May to August (1)

Food

Apple, blackberry, peach, spearmint and others. (1)

See Also

All-white specimens are not distinguishable from Haploa reversa. (1)

Print References

Covell, p. 64, plate 16 #3 & 6 (1)

Internet References

MPG Species Page

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Mike Boone on 5 July, 2005 - 9:19pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 10 December, 2011 - 8:56pm

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