Biology:Spilosoma erythrozona

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Short description: Species of moth

Spilosoma erythrozona
Spilosoma erythrozona.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. erythrozona
Binomial name
Spilosoma erythrozona
(Kollar, [1844])
Synonyms
  • Euprepia erythrozona Kollar, [1844]
  • Diacrisia erythrozona
  • Spilosoma cognata Walker, 1869

Spilosoma erythrozona is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in China (south-western Xinjiang, Tibet), eastern Afghanistan and Himalaya s.[1]

Description

Head and thorax white; abdomen crimson above with black bands; white below, with two series of black spots. Wings white, some specimens with traces of a spot at end of cell and sub-marginal spots to both wings. Hab. JM. VV. Himalayas; Kashmir. Wingspan of the male 40 mm, female 46 mm.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16758931 entry