Haploa is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.[1][2]

Haploa
Haploa clymene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Callimorphina
Genus: Haploa
Hübner, [1820]

Larvae of these species are generally polyphagous, developing on host plants such as Populus, Salix, Prunus, and Rubus.[3]

Species

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Haploa species caterpillar on bluebells

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life 2007 Annual Checklist".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.