Haploa_confusa

<i>Haploa confusa</i>

Haploa confusa

Species of moth

Haploa confusa, the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The species was first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887.[2] The caterpillars feed on a hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).[3][4][5]

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Description

Adult

Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.

Caterpillar

The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.

References

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  1. [1]
    "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  2. [2]
    Lyman, H. H. (October 1887). "The North American Callimorphas". The Canadian Entomologist. 19 (10): 181-191.
  3. [3]
    Murray, Tom (July 8, 2018). "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112". BugGuide. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Confused Haploa Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Savela, Markku. "Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2019.


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