Hypercompe icasia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is widely distributed in South America[1] and is also found on Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hypercompe |
| Species: | H. icasia
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| Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Apium, Cecropia, Cissus, Citrus, Erechtites, Erythrina, Ipomoea, Musa, Phaseolus, Psidium, Solanum, and Vanilla species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hypercompe icasia (Cramer, 1777)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.