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]

Subspecies

Lophocampa distincta distincta (Peru, Ecuador)
Lophocampa distincta binominata (Strand, 1919) (Argentina)
Lophocampa distincta brasilibia (Strand, 1919) (Brazil, Peru)
Lophocampa distincta brunnescens (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)
Lophocampa distincta obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) (Colombia, Ecuador)

References

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