Aethalida whiteheadi
| Aethalida whiteheadi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Aethalida |
| Species: | A. whiteheadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethalida whiteheadi (Rothschild, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aethalida whiteheadi is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on the Philippines (Luzon and Palawan).[1] The habitat consists of clearings in primary and secondary forests at altitudes ranging from 100 to 950 meters.
Adults have been recorded on wing in March, September and December.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Aethalida dora.