Spilarctia vandepolli

Spilarctia vandepolli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Spilarctia
Species: S. vandepolli
Binomial name
Spilarctia vandepolli
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia vandepolli Rothschild, 1910
  • Spilosoma vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)
  • Diacrisia fuscitincta sensu Snellen, 1905

Spilarctia vandepolli is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland.[1] The habitat consists of lowland rain forests.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings are brownish and the hindwings are bright yellow. The hindwings are much darker in males.[2]

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