Lycomorpha regulus

Lycomorpha regulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lycomorpha
Species: L. regulus
Binomial name
Lycomorpha regulus
(Grinnell, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Anatolmis regulus Grinnell, 1903

Lycomorpha regulus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Grinnell in 1903. It is found in North America,[1] including Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah.[2]

The larvae feed on lichen of the Parmelia genus, including Parmelia plittii.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Lycomorpha at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ Comstock, J.A., and Christopher Henne. Early Stages of Lycomorpha regulus Grinnell, with Notes on the Imago (Lepidoptera: Amatidae). J. of Research on the Lepidoptera 6(4): 275-280, 1967.


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