Spilosoma hercules is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1956. It is found on Madagascar.
| Spilosoma hercules | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. hercules
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma hercules (Toulgoët, 1956)
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It has a solid yellow body and wings, with black stripes on the abdomen.[1]
References edit
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Spilosoma hercules (Toulgoët, 1956)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma hercules". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.