Biology:Scoliacma bicolora

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Short description: Species of moth

Scoliacma bicolora
Scoliacma bicolora.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Scoliacma
Species:
S. bicolora
Binomial name
Scoliacma bicolora
(Boisduval, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithosia bicolora Boisduval, 1832
  • Lithosia rubratra Tepper, 1882
  • Lithosia rubrata Hampson, 1900

Scoliacma bicolora is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and most of Australia , including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are half scarlet and half black.[2]

The larvae feed on liverworts, mosses and lichens.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7434287 entry