Spilosoma melanimon explained

Spilosoma melanimon is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Description

Female

Head and thorax deep red brown; basal joint of antennæ orange; femora orange above; abdomen orange, with short dorsal black bands, the ventral surface red brown. Forewing deep red brown, with the costal edge orange. Hindwing fuscous black; the costal area orange yellow to near apex, emitting a small discoidal lunule; the inner margin and cilia yellow.

Wingspan 38 mm.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SPILMELA Afro Moths
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111791#page/385/mode/1u Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum V.3 (1901)