Biology:Spidia fenestrata

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Spidia fenestrata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Spidia
Species:
S. fenestrata
Binomial name
Spidia fenestrata
Butler, 1878
Synonyms
  • Spidia divisa Aurivillius, 1906
  • Spidia fenestrata var. fenestriculata Gaede, 1927
  • Hemictenarcha rubrisecta Warren, 1898

Spidia fenestrata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 17.5–23 mm for males and 22.5–24 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SPIDFENE. Retrieved November 15, 2017. 
  3. "A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement 3. 1965. ISSN 0524-6431. http://biostor.org/reference/143863. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14375520 entry