Spirama recessa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and tropical northern Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Spirama |
| Species: | S. recessa
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| Binomial name | |
| Spirama recessa (Walker, 1858)[1]
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The wingspan is about 50 mm. The pattern on the wings looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.
Gallery
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Spirama recessa male -
Spirama recessa female
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Spirama recessa (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
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