Lophocampa annulosa explained

Lophocampa annulosa, the Santa Ana tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the south-western US (southern Texas, southern Arizona),^[1] Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina and Trinidad.^{[2] [3]}

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Aegiphila falcata.^[4]

References

• Retrieved April 21, 2018.
• Lophocampa annulosa at BOLD Systems

Notes and References

1. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8216 mothphotographersgroup
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/lophocampa/#annulosa Lophocampa annulosa
3. http://bugguide.net/node/view/39050 Bug Guide
4. http://caterpillars.lifedesks.org/pages/296246 Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions