Hypercompe simplex

Hypercompe simplex
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. simplex
Binomial name
	Hypercompe simplex; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Ecpantheria simplex Walker, 1855; Ecpantheria obliterata Walker, 1855; Ecpantheria guadulpensis Oberthür, 1881;

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Hypercompe simplex is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Puerto Rico, as well as on the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles.^[1]

The larvae feed on Cedrella, Cissus, Erechtotes, Erythrina, Ipomaea and Solanum torvum.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019. Note: This source places Hypercompe simplex as a synonym of Hypercompe icasia.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019. Note: This source places Hypercompe simplex as a synonym of Hypercompe icasia.

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