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Erebidae
930321 – 8144   Hypsocompe permaculata (Packard, 1872)
             Many-spotted Tiger Moth

© Robin McLeod
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • permaculata (Packard, 1872) (Leucarctia) - MONA 1983: 8144
  • caeca (Strecker, 1884) (Ecpantheria)
  • reducta (Grote, 1877) (Ecpantheria)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hypsocompe permaculata (Packard, 1872), n. comb. (Laguerre 2023), was formerly in the genus Hypercompe
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Laguerre, M., 2023. Generic revision of Hypercompe Hu?bner,[1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). Faunitaxys, 11(75)" 1-34.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.27f; p. 270. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Marius Aurelian
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Marcin Roguski
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Gary Anweiler
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    50mm – © Gary Anweiler
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    38mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Marius Aurelian

    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Marius Aurelian
    eclosing
    Hypsocompe permaculata
    © Marius Aurelian


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