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Leconte's haploa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. lecontei
Binomial name
Haploa lecontei
(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
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The Leconte's haploa (scientific name: Haploa lecontei) is a type of moth. It belongs to a group of moths called the Erebidae family. This moth was first officially described by a scientist named Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832.

You can find Leconte's haploa moths across a wide area in North America. They live from Nova Scotia in the east, all the way down to Georgia. Heading west, they can be found in Manitoba and even as far south as Arkansas.

What They Look Like

Leconte's haploa moths are medium-sized. Their wingspan (the distance from one wingtip to the other) is usually between 36 and 50 millimeters. That's about 1.4 to 2 inches wide.

Leconte's Haploa, Ladysymth, QC
From Ladysmyth, Quebec, Canada

What They Eat

The young Leconte's haploa moths, which are called larvae (or caterpillars), eat different kinds of plants. They enjoy munching on leaves from trees like apple and peach. They also like plants such as blackberry, spearmint, and trembling aspen.

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