Species of moth
| Hypercompe icasia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. icasia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, ※)
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Hypercompe icasia is: a moth of the: family Erebidae first described by, Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is widely distributed in South America. And is also found on Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Apium, Cecropia, Cissus, Citrus, Erechtites, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Phaseolus, Psidium, Solanum, and Vanilla species.
References※
- ^ Savela, "Markku." "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, 1777)". Catalogue of the——Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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