Spilarctia dinawa

Spilarctia dinawa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Spilarctia
Species: S. dinawa
Binomial name
Spilarctia dinawa
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Spilosoma dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
  • Spilarctia dinava, misspelling.
  • Diacrisia ochrifrons Joicey et Talbot, 1917

Spilarctia dinawa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.[1] The habitat consists of low and moderate altitudes.

Adults are variable. The forewings can vary in colour from pale yellowish brown to almost chocolate brown.[2]

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