Spidia subviridis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1899.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]
Spidia subviridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Spidia |
Species: | S. subviridis
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Binomial name | |
Spidia subviridis (Warren, 1899)
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The length of the forewings is 11-14.5 mm for males and 15.5-16.5 mm for females. Adults are similar to Spidia planola and Spidia excentrica in coloration and colour-pattern.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spidia subviridis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)