Haploa reversa

Haploa reversa, the reversed haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Stretch in 1885.^[1][2] It is found in North America, from south-eastern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.^[3]

Reversed haploa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Haploa
Species:	H. reversa
Binomial name
Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885 Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887 Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Malus species (apple trees).^[4]