Byrsia aurantiaca

Byrsia aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Byrsia
Species: B. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Byrsia aurantiaca
(Snellen, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Hypocrita aurantiaca Snellen, 1886
  • Byrisa aurantiaca javana Rothschild & Jordan, 1901

Byrsia aurantiaca is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on Malacca, Borneo and Sumatra.[1]

It is a day-flying species.

The larvae have been found on the leaves of Mangifera species. They have a bright ochreous ground colour, covered densely with white hairs. The body has a greenish tinge.[2]

References

  1. Byrsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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