Lophocampa lineata

Lophocampa lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: L. lineata
Binomial name
Lophocampa lineata
Vincent, 2011

Lophocampa lineata is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is probably restricted to middle elevations of the central cordillera in the Dominican Republic. The habitat is montane cloud forest.

The length of the forewings is about 18 mm. The groundcolour is yellow with white spot bands. The basal band has one white spot highlighted with brown. The postbasal, antemedian, median, postmedian and subterminal bands are formed by rounded white spots intercalating between veins. The wing is crossed by two narrow brown transverse lines. The fringe is brown. The hindwing is white and semi-translucent. The anal margin is more densely scaled with yellow.

The early stages and foodplants are unknown.

Etymology

The name refers to the two brown transverse lines crossing the forewing.

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