Lophocampa annulosa Walker, 1855 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lophocampa annulosa Walker, 1855

Lophocampa annulosa Walker, 1855

The Santa Ana tussock moth, Lophocampa annulosa, is an erebid moth described in 1855, found across the Americas.

Family
Genus
Lophocampa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lophocampa annulosa Walker, 1855

Lophocampa annulosa, commonly known as the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. This species can be found in the southwestern United States (specifically southern Texas and southern Arizona), Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Honduras, Argentina, and Trinidad. The larvae of Lophocampa annulosa have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Lophocampa

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