Stictosia crocea
Stictosia crocea is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001. It is found on Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of lowland swamp forests and dipterocarp forests on limestone.
| Stictosia crocea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Stictosia |
| Species: | S. crocea |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictosia crocea Holloway, 2001 | |
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The forewings are deep orange, speckled with black scales. The hindwings are pale yellow.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (December 7, 2015). "Stictosia crocea Holloway, 2001". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Stictosia crocea sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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