Spilarctia dinawa
Spilarctia dinawa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.[1] The habitat consists of low and moderate altitudes.
| Spilarctia dinawa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilarctia |
| Species: | S. dinawa |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilarctia dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) | |
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Adults are variable. The forewings can vary in colour from pale yellowish brown to almost chocolate brown.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- De Vos, Rob. "Spilosoma dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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