Scaptesyle bicolor
| Scaptesyle bicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Scaptesyle |
| Species: | S. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, 1864 | |
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Scaptesyle bicolor is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (Assam)[1] and Taiwan.[2]
Description
Wingspan is 30mm. The species differs from Scaptesyle tricolor, in being deep black and bright golden yellow colors. Fore wings with the broader outer margin and wholly black. Hind wings with much broader marginal black area and reaching anal angle. In Indian specimens, marginal black band is much narrower than Sri Lankan specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Scaptesyle at funet
- ↑ "Scaptesyle bicolor integra Swinhoe, 1894 細緣雙色蝶苔蛾". 臺灣蛾訊 MOTHS of Taiwan. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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