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Spilosoma nigrocincta

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Spilosoma nigrocincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London XXIII (1913)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Spilosoma nigrocincta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • Spilosoma nigrocincta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms