Spilarctia dinawa
Appearance
Spilarctia dinawa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Spilarctia |
Species: | S. dinawa
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Binomial name | |
Spilarctia dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Spilarctia dinawa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.[1] The habitat consists of low and moderate altitudes.
Adults are variable. The forewings can vary in colour from pale yellowish brown to almost chocolate brown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ De Vos, Rob. "Spilosoma dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.