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Hypercompe atra

Hypercompe atra is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Mexico.

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Hypercompe atra
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. atra
Binomial name
Hypercompe atra
(Oberthür, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria atra Oberthür, 1881
  • Arctia eminens H. Edwards, 1884

Hypercompe atra is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Mexico.1

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe atra (Oberthür, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.