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<i>Spilosoma pales</i>

Spilosoma pales

Species of moth

Spilosoma pales is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

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Description

The male was described as: head and thorax deep orange, on the latter shading to yellow behind; palpi black except at base; antennae black; fore femora except above and the tibiae and tarsi black; abdomen orange yellow with large dorsal black patch except on basal and terminal segments, extending at middle to the lateral line, and a ventral grey patch except on basal and terminal segments. Forewing uniform yellow. Hindwing pale semihyaline (almost-glassy) yellow; the underside with the costal area deeper yellow.

Wingspan 48 mm.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Spilosoma pales (Druce, 1910)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum S.2 (1920)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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