Scaptesyle bicolor

Scaptesyle bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Scaptesyle
Species:	S. bicolor
Binomial name
	Scaptesyle bicolor; Walker, 1864
Synonyms
	Scaptesyle integra Swinhoe, 1894; Dichromia nietneri Hampson, 1894;

Scaptesyle bicolor is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka, Assam in India[1] and Taiwan.[2]

Description

Its wingspan is 30 mm. The species differs from Scaptesyle tricolor, in being deep black and bright golden yellow. Forewings with the broader outer margin and wholly black. Hindwings with much broader marginal black area and reaching anal angle. In Indian specimens, marginal black band is much narrower than Sri Lankan specimen.[3]

References

Savela, Markku. "Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
"Scaptesyle bicolor integra Swinhoe, 1894 細緣雙色蝶苔蛾". 臺灣蛾訊 Moths of Taiwan. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[2] "Scaptesyle bicolor integra Swinhoe, 1894 細緣雙色蝶苔蛾". 臺灣蛾訊 Moths of Taiwan. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.