Spilarctia strigatula

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Spilarctia strigatula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. strigatula
Binomial name
Spilarctia strigatula
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Arctia strigatulaWalker, 1855
  • Spilosoma strigatula

Spilarctia strigatula is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sundaland, Thailand, Nepal and Myanmar. [1]

The larvae feed on Dioscorea , Alternanthera , Commelina , Gerbera , Ipomoea , Musa , Paspalum , Sesbania and Vanda species. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia strigatula (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo