Hypercompe eridanus information

Hypercompe eridanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. eridanus
Binomial name
	Hypercompe eridanus; (Cramer, [1775])
Synonyms
	Phalaena eridanus Cramer, [1775];

Hypercompe eridanus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Colombia, Suriname,^[1] and French Guiana.^[2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Cissus, Citrus, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Panicum, and Vanilla species.

^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, [1775])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, 1775)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

[1] Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, [1775])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

[2] Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Hypercompe eridanus (Cramer, 1775)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.