Leconte's Haploa Moth

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Haploa lecontei

Leconte's Haploa Moth, a reference photo
Photo: Marvin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Haploa lecontei, or Leconte's haploa, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba through Arkansas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Leconte's 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Haploa
Species
Haploa lecontei

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