Hemeroplanis scopulepes
species of insect

Hemeroplanis scopulepes, the variable tropic, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for Hemeroplanis scopulepes is 8467.
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