Spilarctia nydia

Spilarctia nydia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in Nepal, China (Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan), Taiwan and northern Vietnam.[1]

Spilarctia nydia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. nydia
Binomial name
Spilarctia nydia
Butler, 1875
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma nydia
  • Spilarctia tienmushanica Daniel, 1943
  • Spilosoma tienmushanica
  • Spilarctia tienmushanica werneri Kishida, 1991
  • Spilosoma tienmushanica werneri

Subspecies

  • Spilarctia nydia nydia (Nepal)
  • Spilarctia nydia tienmushanica Daniel, 1943 (China: Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan)
  • Spilarctia nydia werneri Kishida, 1991 (Taiwan)

References

  1. Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.


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