Hemeroblemma mexicana Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hemeroblemma mexicana Guenée, 1852

Hemeroblemma mexicana Guenée, 1852

Hemeroblemma mexicana is an erebid moth found across Mexico, Central America, and once recorded in Texas, whose larvae damage cacao leaves some years.

Family
Genus
Hemeroblemma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hemeroblemma mexicana Guenée, 1852

Hemeroblemma mexicana is a species of moth that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species is native to Mexico and Central America, and it has been recorded in Honduras within that range. A single female specimen of Hemeroblemma mexicana was collected in Starr County, Texas, United States, in 2012. In certain years, the larvae of this moth cause damage to the leaves of cacao plants.

Photo: (c) Cheryl Harleston López Espino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cheryl Harleston López Espino · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Hemeroblemma

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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