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 ![]() | |
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
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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.
External links
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