Biology:Aethalida whiteheadi

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Short description: Species of moth

Aethalida whiteheadi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Aethalida
Species:
A. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Aethalida whiteheadi
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Pericallia whiteheadi Rothschild, 1910

Aethalida whiteheadi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Luzon and Palawan in the Philippines .[1] The habitat consists of clearings in primary and secondary forests at altitudes ranging from 100 to 950 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in March, September and December.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Aethalida dora.[citation needed][verification needed]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4688613 entry