Siccia cretata

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Siccia cretata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Siccia
Species:
S. cretata
Binomial name
Siccia cretata
Hampson, 1914

Siccia cretata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. [1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on lichens.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved November 1, 2018.