Stictosia crocea

Stictosia crocea is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001. It is found on Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of lowland swamp forests and dipterocarp forests on limestone.

Stictosia crocea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Stictosia
Species:
S. crocea
Binomial name
Stictosia crocea
Holloway, 2001

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The forewings are deep orange, speckled with black scales. The hindwings are pale yellow.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 7, 2015). "Stictosia crocea Holloway, 2001". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Stictosia crocea sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.


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