Malocampa piratica is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica. However, a specimen was found in Guatemala.[1]

Malocampa piratica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Malocampa
Species:
M. piratica
Binomial name
Malocampa piratica
Schaus, 1906

The larvae feed on Cecropia, Coussapoa and Pourouma species.

References

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  1. ^ Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.