Spilarctia strigatula

Spilarctia strigatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 strigatula Walker, 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

  • Spilarctia strigatula strigatula
  • Spilarctia strigatula bali Dubatolov & Kishida, 2010 (Bali)

References

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


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