Spilosoma semperi explained

Spilosoma semperi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Description

Male

Head and thorax pale fulvous yellow; palpi crimson, black at tips; sides of frons and antennae black; pectus in front blackish, some blackish and crimson below shoulders; fore coxae crimson; (legs wanting); abdomen crimson, the ventral surface pale ochreous, lateral series of slight blackish points. Forewing pale ochreous yellow; small postmedial black spots above and below vein 1. Hindwing yellowish white, the inner area rather yellower; a small black discoidal spot. Underside of forewing with black discoidal lunule and oblique blackish postmedial striae from vein 5 to below vein 3; hindwing with the costal area yellower.

The wingspan is 44 mm.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 11, 2020 . Spilarctia semperi (Rothschild, 1910) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 28, 2020.
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38372#page/414/mode/1up Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.v2 (1920)