Spidia subviridis

Spidia subviridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Spidia
Species:	S. subviridis
Binomial name
	Spidia subviridis; (Warren, 1899)
Synonyms
	Phalacrothyris subviridis Warren, 1899;

Spidia subviridis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1899.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]

The length of the forewings is 11-14.5 mm for males and 15.5-16.5 mm for females. Adults are similar to Spidia planola and Spidia excentrica in coloration and colour-pattern.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spidia subviridis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
Afro Moths
A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spidia subviridis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)