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Heterocampa umbrata

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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
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 moth in the family Notodontidae (prominent moths) described by Francis Walker in 1855.[2][3] It is found in Florida and coastal Georgia.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Heterocampa umbrata is 7990.[5][6]

References

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  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.
  5. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. ^ "930082.00 – 7990 – Heterocampa umbrata – White-blotched Heterocampa Moth – Walker, 1855". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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