Hypocrisias minima Neumoegen, 1883 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypocrisias minima Neumoegen, 1883

Hypocrisias minima Neumoegen, 1883

Hypocrisias minima, the least hypocrisias, is an Arctiinae moth found in the southwestern US and Mexico.

Family
Genus
Hypocrisias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hypocrisias minima Neumoegen, 1883

Hypocrisias minima, commonly known as the least hypocrisias, is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae. This species was first formally described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1883. It can be found in Mexico, as well as in southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States. The wingspan of adult Hypocrisias minima ranges from 31 to 33 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on Viguiera dentata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Hypocrisias

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