Heterocampa

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Heterocampa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Heterocampa
Doubleday, 1841

Heterocampa is a genus of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are about 18 described species in Heterocampa, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3]

As a result of research published in 2021, some species of Heterocampa have been moved to the genera Cecrita, Macrurocampa, and Rifargia.[4][5]

Heterocampa umbrata, white-blotched heterocampa

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