Lophocampa indistincta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910. It is found in California, where it is only found on the Channel Islands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lophocampa indistincta 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
- Lophocampa
- Species
- Lophocampa indistincta
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