Phoenicoprocta hampsonii

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Phoenicoprocta
Species: P. hampsonii
Binomial name
Phoenicoprocta hampsonii
(Barnes, 1904)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Syntomeida hampsonii Barnes, 1904
  • Syntomeida befana Skinner, 1906

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Barnes in 1904. It is found in south-eastern Arizona and Baja California.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of lepidopterist Sir George F. Hampson.[3]

References


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