Stictosia crocea
| Stictosia crocea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Stictosia |
| Species: | S. crocea
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| Binomial name | |
| Stictosia crocea Holloway, 2001
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Stictosia crocea is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001. It is found on Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of lowland swamp forests and dipterocarp forests on limestone.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The forewings are deep orange, speckled with black scales. The hindwings are pale yellow.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 7, 2015). "Stictosia crocea Holloway, 2001". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Stictosia crocea sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.