Haploa reversa

Reversed haploa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Haploa
Species:	H. reversa
Binomial name
Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885 Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887 Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

Haploa reversa, the reversed haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Stretch in 1885.[1][2] It is found in North America, from south-eastern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.[3]

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Malus species (apple trees).[4]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
2. "930343.00 – 8109 – Haploa reversa – Reversed Haploa Moth – (Stretch, 1885)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
3. Elliott, Lynette (July 18, 2019). "Species Haploa reversa - Reversed Haploa Moth - Hodges#8109". BugGuide. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
4. "Reversed Haploa Haploa reversa Tiger & Lichen Moth Family (Erebidae)". NatureSearch. Archived from the original September 29, 2018.