Spilarctia vandepolli

Spilarctia vandepolli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. vandepolli
Binomial name
Spilarctia vandepolli
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia vandepolli Rothschild, 1910
  • Spilosoma vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Diacrisia fuscitincta sensu Snellen, 1905

Spilarctia vandepolli is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland.[1] The habitat consists of lowland rain forests.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings are brownish and the hindwings are bright yellow. The hindwings are darker in males.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spilosoma vandepolli Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved September 29, 2019.


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