''Haploa confusa'', the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
that occurs in North America. The species was
first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887. The caterpillars feed on a hound's tongue (''
Cynoglossum officinale
''Cynoglossum officinale'' (houndstongue, houndstooth, dog's tongue, gypsy flower, and rats and mice due to its smell) is a herbaceous plant of the family Boraginaceae.
Description
It can be either annual or biennial. Leaves are greyish and so ...
'').
Description
;Adult
Adults have cream-colored forewings with brown markings and almost completely white hindwings.
;Caterpillar
The caterpillar is black with straight yellow dorsal stripes, sub-dorsal stripes and a broad lateral stripe.
References
Moths of North America
Callimorphina
Moths described in 1887
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