Spilarctia ruficosta

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Spilarctia ruficosta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. ruficosta
Binomial name
Spilarctia ruficosta
(Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia ruficostaJoicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916
  • Spilosoma ruficosta(Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)

Spilarctia ruficosta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1916. It is found on New Guinea. [1] It is endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Papua. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. De Vos, Rob. "Spilosoma ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.