Lophocampa oblita is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Benoit Vincent in 2009. It was described by Max Gaede in 1923 under the name Halisidota fasciata. It is found in Bolivia.[1]

Lophocampa oblita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. oblita
Binomial name
Lophocampa oblita
Vincent, 2009
Synonyms
  • Halisidota fasciata Gaede, 1923

Taxonomy edit

Since L. fasciata is preoccupied by Euhalisidota fasciata, described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1867, Lophocampa oblita was proposed by Vincent in 2009 as the replacement name.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa oblita Vincent, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa fasciata (Grote, 1867)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2018.