Olepa ricini

Darth Maul Moth
	Dorsal view of an undescribed species close to Olepa ricini
	Ventral view of an undescribed species close to Olepa ricini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Olepa
Species:	O. ricini
Binomial name
	Olepa ricini; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Pericallia ricini; Bombyx ricini Fabricius, 1775; Bombyx zerah Stoll, [1782];

The Darth Maul Moth, (Olepa ricini), is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. In many countries and local books, the species is still named as Pericallia ricini.^[2]

References

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[1] unet

[2] A new Olepa species from Israel

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