Biology:Spilosoma jussiaeae

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Short description: Species of moth

Spilosoma jussiaeae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. jussiaeae
Binomial name
Spilosoma jussiaeae
(Poey, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Arctia jussiaeae Poey, 1832
  • Diacrisia jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.[1]

Description

Pure white; palpi and fore tibiae streaked with black; tarsi ringed with black; femora orange above; abdomen with dorsal series of black points; diffused orange lateral fasciæ. Forewing with black point at lower angle of cell.

Hab. Cuba (Ruiz), 2 M, 3 F . The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female 40 mm.[2]

References

  1. "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13524157 entry