Heterocampa umbrata

Heterocampa umbrata
A black to dark gray moth with its wings folded as in life. Long antennas extend from both sides of its head.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Heterocampa
Species:
H. umbrata
Binomial name
Heterocampa umbrata
Walker, 1855

Heterocampa umbrata, the white-blotched heterocampa,[1] is a species of moth in the family of prominent moths (Notodontidae). It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[2][3] It is found in Florida and coastal Georgia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Heterocampa umbrata White-blotched Heterocampa Moth". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Species Heterocampa umbrata - White-blotched Heterocampa - Hodges#7990". BugGuide. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Heterocampa umbrata Walker, 1855". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Heterocampa umbrata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald, & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.