Hypercompe eridanus

Hypercompe eridanus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Colombia, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Hypercompe eridanus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. eridanus
Binomial name
Hypercompe eridanus
(Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena eridanus Cramer, [1775]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Cissus, Citrus, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Panicum, and Vanilla species.

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