Phobetron hipparchia
Species of moth
Monkey slug | |
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Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Phobetron |
Species: | P. hipparchia |
Binomial name | |
Phobetron hipparchia (Cramer, [1777])[1] | |
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Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina.[2]
The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium.
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