Spilosoma euryphlebia

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Spilosoma euryphlebia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. euryphlebia
Binomial name
Spilosoma euryphlebia
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia euryphlebiaHampson, 1903

Spilosoma euryphlebia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in South Africa. [1]

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Description

Male

Head and thorax yellowish white; palpi, a patch on frons, tegulae, patagia, and dorsal stripe on thorax black; pectus and stripes on legs black; mid and hind femora orange above; abdomen orange with dorsal black bands, lateral stripes and ventral series of spots. Forewing yellowish white; the veins rather broadly striped with black especially the medial part of vein 1; narrow stripes in cell and submedian fold; cilia yellow. Hindwing orange vellow.

Wingspan 38 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum S.v2 (1920) PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.