Lophocampa indistincta

Lophocampa indistincta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910. It is found in California,[1][2] where it is only found on the Channel Islands.[3]

Lophocampa indistincta
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. indistincta
Binomial name
Lophocampa indistincta
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota indistincta Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Description

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Male

General color dark ocherous; palpi, front and shaft of antennae light yellow; thorax with some indistinct darker shades. Markings on primaries very obscure; three spots along costa of a light yellowish color, the first two followed inwardly by a minute spot of similar color; an obscure spot just beyond cell, from which a faint broken brown line proceeds to middle of inner margin; beyond this another faint line commencing at vein M2 and ending above inner margin in a uniform spot, slightly lighter than ground color; a brown dentate submarginal line, most prominent at apex. Secondaries hyaline (glass like), tinged with yellow at anal angle.

Beneath hyaline; primaries broadly suffused with dark ochreous at apex and outer margin; costal margin of both wings yellowish, a brown mark just beyond cell, and an incomplete submarginal row of spots of same color.

Wingspan 43 mm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophocampa indistincta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "930374.00 – 8215 – Lophocampa indistincta – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Entz, Chuck (August 28, 2010). "Species Lophocampa indistincta - Hodges#8215". BugGuide. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ^ The Canadian Entomologist v.42 (1910)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.