Haploa clymene

Haploa clymene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Haploa
Species: H. clymene
Binomial name
Haploa clymene
(P. Brown, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena clymene Brown, 1776
  • Bombyx interruptomarginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1824
  • Hypercompa comma Walker, 1855

The clymene moth (Haploa clymene) is a moth of the tiger moth family - Arctiidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in eastern North America.

Description

The fore wing is creamy-yellow with a partial brown-black border that extends inward from the inner margin near anal angle. The hind wing is yellow-orange with 1-2 brown-black spots. The wingspan is 40–55 mm.

Life cycle

The spiny larva is brownish-black with a yellow middorsal stripe. The larvae overwinter and mature in the spring and early summer. The larvae feed on Eupatorium, oak, peach and willow. The clymene moth has one brood per year.

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