Phaloe cruenta Hübner, 1823 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phaloe cruenta Hübner, 1823

Phaloe cruenta Hübner, 1823

Phaloe cruenta is an Arctiinae moth found in South America whose larvae feed on several plant species.

Family
Genus
Phaloe
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phaloe cruenta Hübner, 1823

Phaloe cruenta is a species of moth that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. Jacob Hübner first formally described this species in 1823. This moth is native to South America, where it occurs in the countries of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Known host plants for the larvae of Phaloe cruenta include Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides, and Tournefortia brachiata.

Photo: (c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by B. Phalan · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Phaloe

More from Erebidae

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

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