Phaloe cruenta

Phaloe cruenta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Phaloe
Species:	P. cruenta
Binomial name
Phaloe cruenta (Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
Pericopis cruenta Hübner, 1823 Phaloe romani Bryk, 1953

Phaloe cruenta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1] It is found in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia[2] and Uruguay.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eupatorium inulaefolium, Artemisa absynthium, Heliothropium tiaridoides and Tournefortia brachiata.[3]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Phaloe cruenta (Hübner, 1823)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
2. "Taxonomy Browser: Phaloe cruenta". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
3. "Distribución, caracterización y fenología de Phaloe cruenta (Hubner, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Heterocera: Arctiidae) en el departamento de Ñeembucú, Sudoeste del Paraguay Oriental"