Hypercompe suffusa

Hypercompe suffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypercompe
Species:	H. suffusa
Binomial name
	Hypercompe suffusa; (Schaus, 1889)
Synonyms
	Arachnis suffusa Schaus, 1889; Ecpantheria semiclara Stretch, 1906;

Hypercompe suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1889. It is found in southern Arizona, western Texas^[1] and Mexico.^[2]

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The wingspan is about 42 mm for males and 54 mm for females.

The larvae are polyphagous. The species overwinters in a loose cocoon. Pupation occurs in spring.^[3]

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