Sphecosoma melissina

Sphecosoma melissina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Sphecosoma
Species: S. melissina
Binomial name
Sphecosoma melissina
Kaye, 1912

Sphecosoma melissina is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Kaye in 1912. It is found in southern Brazil.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are yellowish hyaline with the costa slightly and with the inner margin broadly orange at the base. The costa is black beyond the middle of the cell. The hindwings are yellowish hyaline.[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/3/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.