Biology:Radiarctia jacksoni

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Short description: Species of moth

Radiarctia jacksoni
Spilosoma jacksoni.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Radiarctia
Species:
R. jacksoni
Binomial name
Radiarctia jacksoni
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia jacksoni Rothschild, 1910
  • Spilosoma jacksoni

Radiarctia jacksoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zaire and Tanzania.[1]

The larvae feed on Commelina, Aster, Bidens pilosa, Galimsoga parviflora, Zinnia, Boerhavia and Solanum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Afrotropics
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Radiarctia jacksoni (Rothschild, 1910)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/radiarctia/#jacksoni. Retrieved September 28, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7280320 entry




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