Spilarctia owgarra

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Spilarctia owgarra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. owgarra
Binomial name
Spilarctia owgarra
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia owgarra Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Spilosoma owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
  • Diacrisia ougarra germanica Rothschild, 1910
  • Spilosoma owgarra germanica (Rothschild, 1910)

Spilarctia owgarra is a moth in the family of Erebidae. It was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908 in New Guinea.[1] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.[2]

Subspecies[edit]

  • Spilarctia owgarra owgarra (Papua, western and south-eastern Papua New Guinea)
  • Spilarctia owgarra germanica (Rothschild, 1910) (north-eastern Papua New Guinea)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ De Vos, Rob. "Spilosoma owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.