Hypercompe hambletoni

Hypercompe hambletoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1938. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

Hypercompe hambletoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. hambletoni
Binomial name
Hypercompe hambletoni (Schaus, 1938)
Synonyms
Ecpantheria hambletoni Schaus, 1938

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Bidens, Eriobotrya, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Manihot and Ricinus species.