Spilosoma semperi

Spilosoma semperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilosoma
Species:	S. semperi
Binomial name
	Spilosoma semperi; (Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
	Diacrisia semperi Rothschild, 1910; Spilarctia semperi;

Spilosoma semperi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.^[1]

Description[]

Male[]

Head and thorax pale fulvous yellow; palpi crimson, black at tips; sides of frons and antennae black; pectus in front blackish, some blackish and crimson below shoulders; fore coxae crimson; (legs wanting); abdomen crimson, the ventral surface pale ochreous, lateral series of slight blackish points. Forewing pale ochreous yellow; small postmedial black spots above and below vein 1. Hindwing yellowish white, the inner area rather yellower; a small black discoidal spot. Underside of forewing with black discoidal lunule and oblique blackish postmedial striae from vein 5 to below vein 3; hindwing with the costal area yellower.

The wingspan is 44 mm.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 11, 2020). "Spilarctia semperi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

"Taxonomy Browser: Spilosoma semperi". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma semperi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 11, 2020). "Spilarctia semperi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[2] Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.v2 (1920) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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