Hypercompe albescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Hypercompe albescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. albescens
Binomial name
Hypercompe albescens
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Arachnis albescens Hampson, 1901
  • Arachnis consfusa Druce, 1897

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Musa species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe albescens (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.