| Spidia subviridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Spidia |
| Species: | S. subviridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spidia subviridis (Warren, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spidia subviridis is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1899. [1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [2]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Drepanidae is a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the Drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the forewing, leading to their common name of hook-tips.
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Although Cameroon is not an ECOWAS member state, it geographically and historically is in West Africa with the Southern Cameroons which now form her Northwest and Southwest Regions having a strong West African history. The country is sometimes identified as West African and other times as Central African due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West and Central Africa.
The length of the forewings is 11-14.5 mm for males and 15.5-16.5 mm for females. Adults are similar to Spidia planola and Spidia excentrica in coloration and colour-pattern. [3]
Spidia planola is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965. It is found in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
Spidia excentrica is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon.
