Hypercompe caudata

Hypercompe caudata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Texas,^[1] southern Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.^[2]

Hypercompe caudata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. caudata
Binomial name
Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Ecpantheria caudata Walker, 1855 Ecpantheria abscondens Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria yukatanensis Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria mexicana Oberthür, 1881 Ecpantheria sennettii Lintner, 1884

The wingspan is 56 mm for males and 86 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, April, October and November.^[3]