Haploa confusa

Confused haploa
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Haploa
Species:	H. confusa
Binomial name
Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)
Synonyms[1]
Callimorpha confusa Lyman 1887

Haploa confusa, the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The species was first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887.^[2] The caterpillars feed on a hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).^[3][4][5]

Description

Adult

Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.

Caterpillar

The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.

References

1. "Haploa confusa (Confused Haploa)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
2. Lyman, H. H. (October 1887). "The North American Callimorphas". The Canadian Entomologist. 19 (10): 181-191.
3. Murray, Tom (July 8, 2018). "Species Haploa confusa - Confused Haploa Moth - Hodges#8112". BugGuide. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
4. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Confused Haploa Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
5. Savela, Markku. "Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2019.