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Hypercompe kinkelini

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Hypercompe kinkelini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. kinkelini
Binomial name
Hypercompe kinkelini
(Burmeister, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria kinkelini Burmeister, 1880
  • Ecpantheria cincelini Hampson, 1901

Hypercompe kinkelini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1880. It is found in Argentina.[1]

Etymology

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The species is named is in honor of Kinkelin, who collected the type specimens.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe kinkelini (Burmeister, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.