Spilosoma castelli
Spilosoma castelli is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Senegal and Nigeria.[1]
| Spilosoma castelli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. castelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma castelli Rothschild, 1933 | |
Subspecies
- Spilosoma castelli castelli (Senegal)
- Spilosoma castelli grandis Rothschild, 1933 (Nigeria)[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Spilosoma castelli at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma castelli". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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