Spilosoma karschi

Spilosoma karschi
Estigmene carschi[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
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 Bartel in 1903. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda.[2]

Description

Male

Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow; antennæ brown, the shaft whitish above; palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen except terminal segment brown. Fore wing uniform yellow. Hind wing yellowish white.

Female

Fore and hind wings orange-yellow.

Exp. 32-44 millim.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths}
  3. ↑ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ 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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