Biology:Spilosoma jussiaeae
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. jussiaeae
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| Spilosoma jussiaeae (Poey, 1832)
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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
- ↑ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Spilosoma jussiaeae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=45006.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)
Wikidata ☰ Q13524157 entry
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