Biology:Scaptesyle bicolor
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | S. bicolor
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| Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, 1864
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Scaptesyle bicolor is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka, Assam in India[1] and Taiwan.[2]
Description
Its wingspan is 30 mm. The species differs from Scaptesyle tricolor, in being deep black and bright golden yellow. Forewings with the broader outer margin and wholly black. Hindwings with much broader marginal black area and reaching anal angle. In Indian specimens, marginal black band is much narrower than Sri Lankan specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, [1865"]. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/scaptesyle/#bicolor. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Scaptesyle bicolor integra Swinhoe, 1894 細緣雙色蝶苔蛾". http://mothtaiwan.blogspot.com/2015/01/scaptesyle-bicolor-integra-swinhoe-1894.html. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13529045 entry
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