Baroa siamica is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Thailand, Sundaland and Luzon in the Philippines.[1] The habitat consists of lower and upper montane forests and lowland dipterocarp forests.

Baroa siamica
Borneo, Trusmadi hill dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Baroa
Species:
B. siamica
Binomial name
Baroa siamica
Hampson, 1911
Synonyms
  • Baroa javanica Rothschild, 1935
  • Baroa soricina javanica Kalis, 1934

Adults have dark brownish grey forewings and blackish hindwings.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June, from September to October and in November.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Baroa siamica siamica (Thailand, Sundaland, Philippines)
  • Baroa siamica javanica Kalis, 1934 (Java)
  • Baroa siamica maramaga Černý, 2010 (Philippines: Mindanao)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Baroa siamica Hampson, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo
  3. ^ Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.