Spilosoma erythrozona
Spilosoma erythrozona is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in China (south-western Xinjiang, Tibet), eastern Afghanistan and Himalayas.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. erythrozona |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma erythrozona (Kollar, [1844]) | |
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Description
Head and thorax white; abdomen crimson above with black bands; white below, with two series of black spots. Wings white, some specimens with traces of a spot at end of cell and sub-marginal spots to both wings. Hab. JM. VV. Himalayas; Kashmir. Wingspan of the male 40 mm, female 46 mm.[2]
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Spilosoma erythrozona (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma (1892)
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma erythrozonata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018. Note: This source misspells the specific name. The original description, linked below, confirms the spelling used here.
- von Hügel, Carl Freiherrn (1844). Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek. p. 468 – via Internet Archive.
- Spilosoma erythrozona at BOLD
- Spilosoma erythrozona at BHL
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