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Scoliosia

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Scoliosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Scoliosia

Hampson, 1914
Species:
S. brunnescens
Binomial name
Scoliosia brunnescens
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Scoliacma brunnescens Rothschild, 1912
  • Scoliosia brunnescens ab. debrunneata Strand, 1922

Scoliosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its single species, Scoliosia brunnescens, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scoliosia Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ de Vos, Rob. "Scoliosia brunnescens (Rothschild, 1912) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.


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