Spilosoma jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Spilosoma
Species: S. jussiaeae
Binomial name
Spilosoma jussiaeae
(Poey, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Arctia jussiaeae Poey, 1832
  • Diacrisia jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.[1]

Description

Pure white; palpi and fore tibiae streaked with black; tarsi ringed with black; femora orange above; abdomen with dorsal series of black points; diffused orange lateral fasciæ. Forewing with black point at lower angle of cell.

Hab. Cuba (Ruiz), 2 M, 3 F . The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female 40 mm.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901) 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 jussiaeae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)


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