Lophocampa atriceps

Lophocampa atriceps

''Lophocampa atriceps'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Colombia , Ecuador and Costa Rica .
Lophocampa atriceps Dapa, Valle Del Cauca, 2100m Lophocampa atriceps

Appearance

The forewings are brown, irrorated with light and dark brown. There is one yellow spot and two small blacks dots at the base and a series of bands formed by whitish spots, arranged as follows: the antemedial band is composed of three spots, the medial band is curved and composed of seven dark spots, the postmedial band is sinuous and is formed by a series of different sized spots, the three adjacent to the costa being the largest. The hindwings are white and slightly tinged with yellow marks on the apex and along the costa, with a yellow tint along the anal border. Markings on the ventral surface are more contrasting.

The wingspan for the male is about 54 mm.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusLophocampa
SpeciesL. atriceps
Photographed in
Colombia