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Hypercompe indecisa

Hypercompe indecisa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Argentina and Uruguay.

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Hypercompe indecisa
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. indecisa
Binomial name
Hypercompe indecisa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria indecisa Walker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria degenera Walker, 1855
  • Ecpantheria annulifascia Walker, 1869
  • Ecpantheria indecisa ab. indecisana Strand, 1919
  • Ecpantheria indecisa ab. candida Köhler, 1924
  • Ecpantheria indecisa ab. confluens Köhler, 1924

Hypercompe indecisa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Argentina and Uruguay.1

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Beta, Brassica, Citrus, Cucurbita, Datura, Diospyros, Fragaria, Hippeastrum, Leucanthemum, Persea, Pisum, Prunus, Ricinus, Rosa, Senecio, Solanum, Spiraea and Zea species.

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe indecisa (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.