Spilosoma erythrozona is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in China (south-western Xinjiang, Tibet), eastern Afghanistan and Himalayas.[1]

Spilosoma erythrozona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. erythrozona
Binomial name
Spilosoma erythrozona
(Kollar, [1844])
Synonyms
  • Euprepia erythrozona Kollar, [1844]
  • Diacrisia erythrozona
  • Spilosoma cognata Walker, 1869

Description edit

Head and thorax white; abdomen crimson above with black bands; white below, with two series of black spots. Wings white, some specimens with traces of a spot at end of cell and sub-marginal spots to both wings. Hab. JM. VV. Himalayas; Kashmir. Wingspan of the male 40 mm, female 46 mm.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Spilosoma erythrozona (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma (1892)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.