Spilarctia nydia

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Spilarctia nydia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species:
S. nydia
Binomial name
Spilarctia nydia
Butler, 1875
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma nydia
  • Spilarctia tienmushanica Daniel, 1943
  • Spilosoma tienmushanica
  • Spilarctia tienmushanica werneri Kishida, 1991
  • Spilosoma tienmushanica werneri

Spilarctia nydia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in Nepal, China (Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan), Taiwan and northern Vietnam.[1]

Subspecies[edit]

  • Spilarctia nydia nydia (Nepal)
  • Spilarctia nydia tienmushanica Daniel, 1943 (China: Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan)
  • Spilarctia nydia werneri Kishida, 1991 (Taiwan)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.