Biology:Spilosoma nigrocincta

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Short description: Species of moth

Spilosoma nigrocincta
Spilosoma nigrocincta.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. nigrocincta
Binomial name
Spilosoma nigrocincta
(Kenrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia nigrocincta Kenrick, 1914

Spilosoma nigrocincta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1914. It is found in Madagascar .[1]

Description

Head, thorax, and abdomen orange, antennae, palpi, and legs black, paired black spots on underside of the abdomen, the four middle segments on the upperside black in both sexes. Wings pale orange without marking.

Wingspan for the male 50 mm. and for the female 60 mm.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London XXIII (1913) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13524095 entry