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Hypercompe laeta

Hypercompe laeta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Panama and Venezuela.

Last revised
Jun 8, 2026
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≈ 1 min
Length
106 w
Citations
2
Source
Hypercompe laeta
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
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. laeta
Binomial name
Hypercompe laeta
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria laeta Walker, 1855

Hypercompe laeta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Panama1 and Venezuela.2

References

References

  1. "Species page for Hypercompe laeta". Panama Insects.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe laeta (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.