Aethalida owadai explained

Aethalida owadai is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Yasunori Kishida in 2005. It is found on Selayar Island^[1] and Flores in Indonesia.^[2]

Subspecies

• Aethalida owadai owadai Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005 (Indonesia: Selayar Island)^[3]
• Aethalida owadai floresiensis Spitsyn & I. Bolotov, 2016 (Indonesia: Flores)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dubatolov . V.V. . November 1, 2012 . Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania . Siberian Zoological Museum . Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
2. Spitsyn. V. M.. Bolotov. I. N.. Gofarov. M. Y.. Bolotov. N. I.. June 21, 2016. First record of the genus Aethalida Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia . Ecologica Montenegrina. 6. 56–60. 2336-9744.
3. Dubatolov, V.V. . Kishida, Y.. 2005. A review of the genus Aethalida Walker, 1865, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae).. Tinea . 19 . 1 . 48–58.