Eospilarctia maciai

Eospilarctia maciai
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Eospilarctia
Species: E. maciai
Binomial name
Eospilarctia maciai
Saldaitis et al., 2012

Eospilarctia maciai is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Fengshuiuiny Shan Mountains in the Yunnan province in south-western China.[1]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark blackish brown and the veins are yellow. The hindwings are whitish yellow with brown patches.

Etymology

The species is named after Mr Ramon Macià Vilà, a famous Arctiinae specialist.

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