Spirama recessa

Spirama recessa
Spirama recessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Spirama
Species: S. recessa
Binomial name
Spirama recessa
(Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Speiredonia recessa Walker, 1858
  • Spiramia revolvens Walker 1858
  • Speiredonia revolvens

Spirama recessa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and tropical north Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The pattern on the wings looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.

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