Spilosoma fuscipennis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. fuscipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894
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Spilosoma fuscipennis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1894. It is found in the Himalayas.[1]
Description[]
Female[]
Antennae with the branches very short; thorax and abdomen dark reddish brown; palpi, frons at sides, and antennae black; legs streaked with blackish; abdomen with dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of blackish points. Forewing fuscous brown; an indistinct curved antemedial line; an obscure discoidal point; the indistinct postmedial line angled at lower angle of cell, then strongly incurved. Hindwing pale greyish brown, with obscure discoidal point.
The female's wingspan is 48 mm.[2]
References[]
- ^ Spilosoma fuscipennis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the - Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma fuscipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1894
- Spilosoma
- Spilosoma stubs