Spilarctia vandepolli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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 Walter 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 darker in males.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia vandepolli (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spilosoma vandepolli Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved September 29, 2019.


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