Aloa cardinalis

Aloa cardinalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

Aloa cardinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Aloa
Species:
A. cardinalis
Binomial name
Aloa cardinalis
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Areas cardinalis Butler, 1875
  • Amsacta cardinalis
  • Amsacta celebensis Rothschild, 1910
  • Amsacta celebesica Rothschild, 1910
  • Amsacta luteomarginata Rothschild, 1910
  • Aloa cardinalis celebensis (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Aloa cardinalis luteomarginata (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Aloa cardinalis reducta (Rothschild, 1910)

It is found on the Philippines, Sulawesi,[1] the Tokan-Besi-Islands, Timor, Dammer, Letti-Moa, Tenimber and Bali.

The species is found in secondary habitats in the lowlands.

Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from May to July and in September.

The larvae feed Carowatti species. They are black with white spiracles and a brown head.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Aloa cardinalis (Butler, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.


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