Spidia fenestrata

Spidia fenestrata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

Spidia fenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Spidia
Species:
S. fenestrata
Binomial name
Spidia fenestrata
Butler, 1878
Synonyms
  • Spidia divisa Aurivillius, 1906
  • Spidia fenestrata var. fenestriculata Gaede, 1927
  • Hemictenarcha rubrisecta Warren, 1898

The length of the forewings is 17.5–23 mm for males and 22.5–24 mm for females. The coloration is highly variable.[3]

References
  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. "A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. Supplement 3. 1965. ISSN 0524-6431.


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