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Spilosoma castelli

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Spilosoma castelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. castelli
Binomial name
Spilosoma castelli

Spilosoma castelli is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Senegal and Nigeria.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Spilosoma castelli castelli (Senegal)
  • Spilosoma castelli grandis Rothschild, 1933 (Nigeria)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Spilosoma castelli at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Spilosoma castelli​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.