Aethalida whiteheadi

Aethalida whiteheadi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Aethalida
Species:	A. whiteheadi
Binomial name
	Aethalida whiteheadi; (Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
	Pericallia whiteheadi Rothschild, 1910;

Aethalida whiteheadi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Luzon and Palawan in the Philippines.[1] The habitat consists of clearings in primary and secondary forests at altitudes ranging from 100 to 950 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in March, September and December.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Aethalida dora.

References

Savela, Markku. "Aethalida whiteheadi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Aethalida whiteheadi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[2] Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.