Spirama glaucescens
Spirama glaucescens is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (East Kasai, Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3]
| Spirama glaucescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Spirama |
| Species: | S. glaucescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirama glaucescens (Butler, 1893)[1] | |
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Like other species of genus Spirama, S. glaucescens has a pattern on the wings when the moth is resting that looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.[4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Spirama glaucescens (Butler 1893)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
- Speiredonia glaucescens - BoLD
- Afro Moths
- African moths
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