Hypercompe suffusa
Species of moth
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Hypercompe suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1889. It is found in southern Arizona, western Texas[1] and Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. suffusa |
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| Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889) | |
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The wingspan is about 42 mm for males and 54 mm for females.
The larvae are polyphagous. The species overwinters in a loose cocoon. Pupation occurs in spring.[3]