Hypercompe caudata

Hypercompe caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. caudata
Binomial name
	Hypercompe caudata; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Ecpantheria caudata Walker, 1855; Ecpantheria abscondens Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria yukatanensis Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria mexicana Oberthür, 1881; Ecpantheria sennettii Lintner, 1884;

Hypercompe caudata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Texas,^[1] southern Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.^[2]

The wingspan is 56 mm for males and 86 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, April, October and November.^[3]

References

^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
^ BugGuide

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.Error: "Q13310652" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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