Lophocampa ingens

Lophocampa ingens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: L. ingens
Binomial name
Lophocampa ingens
H. Edwards, 1881
Synonyms
  • Halysidota ingens
  • Halysidota scapularis
  • Lophocampa cibriani

Lophocampa ingens is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in the Southern Rocky Mountains (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah).

Caterpillar

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ponderosa, Lodgepole and PiƱon pines.

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