Spilosoma fuscipennis

Spilosoma fuscipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Spilosoma
Species:	S. fuscipennis
Binomial name
Spilosoma fuscipennis Hampson, 1894
Synonyms
Spilosoma fuscipenne Hampson, 1894 Diacrisia fuscipennis Hampson, 1901

Spilosoma fuscipennis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1894. It is found in the Himalayas.[1]

Description

Female

Antennae with the branches very short; thorax and abdomen dark reddish brown; palpi, frons at sides, and antennae black; legs streaked with blackish; abdomen with dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of blackish points. Forewing fuscous brown; an indistinct curved antemedial line; an obscure discoidal point; the indistinct postmedial line angled at lower angle of cell, then strongly incurved. Hindwing pale greyish brown, with obscure discoidal point.

The female's wingspan is 48 mm.[2]

References

1. Spilosoma fuscipennis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum v.3 (1901) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Spilosoma fuscipennis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.