Lophocampa distincta

Lophocampa distincta
Lophocampa distincta distincta
Lophocampa distincta brasilibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: L. distincta
Binomial name
Lophocampa distincta
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota distincta Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota brunnescens Rothschild, 1909
  • Halysidota brasilibia Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota pallida Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)
  • Halysidota binominata Strand, 1919
  • Halisidota distincta meridionalis Rothschild, 1910 (preocc.)

Rothschild's Marbled Tiger[1] (Lophocampa distincta) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

The larvae feed on Gunnera species.[3]

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