Aethalida whiteheadi

Aethalida whiteheadi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Aethalida
Species: A. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Aethalida whiteheadi
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Pericallia whiteheadi Rothschild, 1910

Aethalida whiteheadi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Philippines (Luzon and Palawan).[1] The habitat consists of clearings in primary and secondary forests at altitudes ranging from 100 to 950 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in March, September and December.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Aethalida dora.

References

  1. ↑ Aethalida at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines


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