Red-and-black-moth

Guides

• Lycomorpha fulgens

  Lycomorpha fulgens is a small moth in the family Erebidae, described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is restricted to the southwestern United States. The species exhibits striking aposematic coloration with predominantly red forewings and black hindwings, characteristic of the lycid beetle mimicry complex to which the genus belongs.

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