Spilosoma metaleuca explained

Spilosoma metaleuca is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Nigeria and Sudan.[1]

Description

Head and thorax orange yellow; abdomen orange yellow, white at base and with ill-defined dorsal fuscous hands. Forewing uniform orange yellow. Hindwing pure white.

The wingspan for the male is 28 mm and the female is 36 mm.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SPILMETA Afro Moths
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10062791#page/409/mode/1up Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum S.v2 (1920)