Spilosoma obliqua
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| Spilosoma obliqua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. obliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma obliqua (Walker, 1855)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Jute Hairy Caterpillar or Bihar Hairy Caterpillar (Spilosoma obliqua) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma.
The wingspan is about 23 mm.
The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Liquidamber and Ilex asprella.[2]
Subspecies
- Spilarctia obliqua obliqua (Walker, 1855) (south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma)
- Spilarctia obliqua montana (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) (southern India)
References
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