Spilosoma jussiaeae
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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. jussiaeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma jussiaeae (Poey, 1832)
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Spilosoma jussiaeae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found on Cuba.[1]
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 fasciæ. 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[]
- ^ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae 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 jussiaeae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia v. 5, Memoir (1865)
Categories:
- Moths described in 1832
- Spilosoma
- Endemic fauna of Cuba
- Spilosoma stubs