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Lycomorpha regulus

Lycomorpha regulus is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Fordyce Grinnell Jr. in 1903. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah.

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Lycomorpha regulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lycomorpha
Species:
L. regulus
Binomial name
Lycomorpha regulus
(Grinnell, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Anatolmis regulus Grinnell, 1903

Lycomorpha regulus is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Fordyce Grinnell Jr. in 1903. It is found in North America,1 including Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah.2

The larvae feed on lichens of the genus Parmelia, including Parmelia plittii.34

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lycomorpha regulus (Grinnell, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. "930198.00 – 8084 – Lycomorpha regulus – (Grinnell, 1903)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. Wisch, Hartmut (October 14, 2009). "Species Lycomorpha regulus - Hodges#8084". BugGuide. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. Comstock, J. A. & Henne, Christopher (1967). "Early Stages of Lycomorpha regulus Grinnell, with Notes on the Imago (Lepidoptera: Amatidae)". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 6 (4): 275-280.