Damias occidentalis

Damias occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Damias
Species: D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Damias occidentalis
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Caprimima occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1901

Damias occidentalis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on Nias, Engano and Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of lowland forests and dipterocarp forests.

Adults have a white ground colour and marginal spots, within a blue-black forewing border. The hindwing border is broad.[2]

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