Tigrioides puncticollis

Tigrioides puncticollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Tigrioides
Species: T. puncticollis
Binomial name
Tigrioides puncticollis
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia puncticollis Butler, 1877

Tigrioides puncticollis is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found on Borneo, Java, Bali and Lombok.[1] The habitat consists of lower montane forests and lowland forests.

The ground colour of the forewings is straw with blackish patches on the dorsum.

The larvae feed on mosses. They are short, dark and very hairy.[2]

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