Haploa reversa
Species of moth
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Haploa reversa, the reversed haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Stretch in 1885.[1][2] It is found in North America, from south-eastern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.[3]
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| Reversed haploa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Haploa |
| Species: | H. reversa |
| Binomial name | |
| Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885) | |
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The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Malus species (apple trees).[4]
