Spilarctia vandepolli
Appearance
Spilarctia vandepolli | |
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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. vandepolli
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Binomial name | |
Spilarctia vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)
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Spilarctia vandepolli is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland.[1] The habitat consists of lowland rain forests.
Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings are brownish and the hindwings are bright yellow. The hindwings are darker in males.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spilosoma vandepolli Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.