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Spilosoma jussiaeae

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Spilosoma jussiaeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. jussiaeae
Binomial name
Spilosoma jussiaeae
(Poey, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Arctia jussiaeae Poey, 1832
  • Diacrisia jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.[1]

Description

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Pure white; palpi and fore tibiae streaked with black; tarsi ringed with black; femora orange above; abdomen with dorsal series of black points; diffused orange lateral fasciæ. Forewing with black point at lower angle of cell.

Hab. Cuba (Ruiz), 2 M, 3 F . The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female 40 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Spilosoma jussiaeae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)