Spilarctia ruficosta

Spilarctia ruficosta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilarctia
Species:	S. ruficosta
Binomial name
Spilarctia ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)
Synonyms
Diacrisia ruficosta Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916 Spilosoma ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)

Spilarctia ruficosta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1916. It is found on New Guinea.[1] It is endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Papua.[2]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Spilarctia ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
2. De Vos, Rob. "Spilosoma ruficosta (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.