Spilosoma jussiaeae

Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.[1]

Spilosoma jussiaeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. jussiaeae
Binomial name
Spilosoma jussiaeae
(Poey, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Arctia jussiaeae Poey, 1832
  • Diacrisia jussiaeae

Description

Pure white; palpi and fore tibiae streaked with black; tarsi ringed with black; femora orange above; abdomen with dorsal series of black points; diffused orange lateral fasciƦ. Forewing with black point at lower angle of cell.

Hab. Cuba (Ruiz), 2 M, 3 F . The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female 40 mm.[2]

References

  1. "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum V.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma jussiaeae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  • Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)


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