Spilarctia 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]

Spilarctia strigatula
Scientific classification
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

The ground colour is dull brownish red, the forewings heavily suffused with brown and flecked with black.

The larvae feed on Dioscorea, Alternanthera, Commelina, Gerbera, Ipomoea, Musa, Paspalum, Sesbania and Vanda species. They have a dark brown body with pale orange-brown tufts.[2]

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


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