Haploa confusa
| Confused Haploa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. confusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Haploa confusa Lyman (1887) [1] | |
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The Confused Haploa (Haploa confusa) is a species of Arctiidae that occurs in North America. The caterpillars feed on a Hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).[3]
Description
- Adult
Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.
- Caterpillar
The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.
Gallery
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Older Haploa Confusa Larva Side View
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Same Older Haploa Confusa Back View
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Younger Haploa Confusa Larva Side View
References
- ↑ "Species Detail : Butterflies and Moths of North America". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa Moth)". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112 - BugGuide.Net". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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| External identifiers for Haploa confusa | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 564847 |
| Also found in: Wikispecies | |
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