Spirama recessa

Spirama recessa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and tropical northern Australia.

Spirama recessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Spirama
Species:
S. recessa
Binomial name
Spirama recessa
(Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Speiredonia recessa Walker, 1858
  • Spiramia revolvens Walker 1858
  • Speiredonia revolvens

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The pattern on the wings looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.

  • Spirama recessa male
    Spirama recessa male
  • Spirama recessa female
    Spirama recessa female

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Spirama recessa (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
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