Haploa confusa, the confused haploa or Lyman's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The species was first described by H. H. Lyman in 1887. The caterpillars have been observed feeding on hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale), dogwoods (Cornus spp.), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), and coyote willow (Salix exigua).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Confused Haploa Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Haploa
- Species
- Haploa confusa
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