Baroa siamica

Baroa siamica is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Thailand, Sundaland and Luzon in the Philippines.[1] The habitat consists of lower and upper montane forests and lowland dipterocarp forests.

Baroa siamica
Borneo, Trusmadi hill dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Baroa
Species:
B. siamica
Binomial name
Baroa siamica
Hampson, 1911
Synonyms
  • Baroa javanica Rothschild, 1935
  • Baroa soricina javanica Kalis, 1934

Adults have dark brownish grey forewings and blackish hindwings.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June, from September to October and in November.[3]

Subspecies

  • Baroa siamica siamica (Thailand, Sundaland, Philippines)
  • Baroa siamica javanica Kalis, 1934 (Java)
  • Baroa siamica maramaga Černý, 2010 (Philippines: Mindanao)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Baroa siamica Hampson, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo
  3. 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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