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Hypercompe kinkelini

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1880. It is found in Argentina.

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Hypercompe kinkelini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. kinkelini
Binomial name
Hypercompe kinkelini
(Burmeister, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880
  • Ecpantheria cincelini Hampson, 1901

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1880. It is found in Argentina.1

Etymology

The species is named is in honor of Kinkelin, who collected the type specimens.

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe kinkelini (Burmeister, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.