Lophocampa debilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.[1][2]

Lophocampa debilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species:
L. debilis
Binomial name
Lophocampa debilis
(Schaus, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Thalesa debilis Schaus, 1920

Description

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Male. Body and forewings pale brownish yellow, whitish at base of abdomen dorsally; black points on tegulae; forewings crossed by numerous wavy brown lines; antemedial line defined by grayish shadings, a medial line similarly shaded from subcostal vein to inner margin; a black point on discocellular; a small subterminal dark brown dash between veins 5 and 6, inner margin grayish brown.

Hindwings yellowish white.

Wingspan 31 mm.

Habitat: Cayuga, Guatemala, also in collection from Mexico and Costa Rica.

Altogether paler than Lophocampa citrina Sepp and without the white spot on forewing.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lophocampa Harris, 1841" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum v.57 (1921)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.