Hypercompe eridanus

Hypercompe eridanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species: H. eridanus
Binomial name
Hypercompe eridanus
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena eridanus Cramer, [1775]

Hypercompe eridanus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Colombia, Surinam[1] and French Guiana.[2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Cissus, Citrus, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Panicum and Vanilla species.

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