Spilosoma karschi

Spilosoma karschi
	Estigmene carschi[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilosoma
Species:	S. karschi
Binomial name
	Spilosoma karschi; Bartel, 1903
Synonyms
	Estigimene carschi Bartel, 1903;

Spilosoma karschi is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Max Bartel in 1903. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda.[2]

Description

The male's head, thorax, and abdomen are orange yellow. Its antennae are brown with the shaft whitish above. The palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of the abdomen except the terminal segment are brown. Its forewings are uniform yellow and its hindwings are yellowish white.

The female is similar except the forewings and hindwings are orange yellow.

The wingspan of Spilosoma karschi is 32-44 mm.[3]

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References

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma karschi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

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[1] Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.