Haploa confusa
| Confused haploa | |
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| Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. confusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Haploa confusa, the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The species was first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887.[2] The caterpillars have been observed feeding on hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)[3][4][5], dogwoods (Cornus spp.)[6], sugar maple (Acer saccharum)[7], Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum)[8], purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)[9], Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)[10], and coyote willow (Salix exigua)[11].
Description
- Adult
Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.
- Caterpillar
The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.
References
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- ↑ "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Lyman, H. H. (October 1887). "The North American Callimorphas". The Canadian Entomologist. 19 (10): 181-191.
- ↑ Murray, Tom (July 8, 2018). "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112". BugGuide. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Confused Haploa Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Gouvernement du Québec. "Haploa confusa". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Gouvernement du Québec. "Haploa confusa". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ tom murray. "Confused Haploa - Haploa confusa". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ jarrod_q (2026-06-08). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Pecka, Cole (2026-06-06). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ MercatorH8r (2026-06-02). "Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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