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Hypercompe cermelii

Hypercompe cermelii is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Watson in 1977. It is found in Venezuela.

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Hypercompe cermelii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. cermelii
Binomial name
Hypercompe cermelii
Watson, 1977

Hypercompe cermelii is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Watson in 1977. It is found in Venezuela.1

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gossypium, Plantago and Solanum species.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe cermelii Watson, 1977". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.