Araeomolis rubens explained

Araeomolis rubens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905.^[1] It is found in French Guiana, Venezuela, Peru, Suriname and the Brazilian state of Amazonas.^[2]

Description

The forewing measures 17mm and, on its upperside, is chocolate brown mixed with white-grey speckles that lie along the costa and both sides of the crimson veins; the underside of the forewing is paler, and its veins are striped with crimson. The hindwing is crimson, grading to a paler colour costally. The antennae are brownish, and have crimson stripes on the posterior region.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Araeomolis rubens (Schaus, 1905) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 9, 2019.
2. Web site: Toulgoët . Hervé de . Navatte . Jocelyne . amp . 2000 . Araeomolis rubens (Schaus, 1905) . Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris . September 12, 2019.
3. Joicey, J. J. . Talbot, G. . New South-American Arctiadae . Annals of Natural History London . 1916 . 18 . 53–62 .