Aloa lactinea

Aloa lactinea
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The Red Costade Tiger Moth (Aloa lactinea),Ezhimala, Kerala, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Spilosomini
Genus: Aloa
Species: A. lactinea
Binomial name
Aloa laetata
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lactinea Cramer, 1777
  • Bombyx sanguinolenta Fabricius, 1793
  • Aloa marginata Moore, 1883
  • Rhodogastria frederici Kirby, 1892
  • Aloa sanguinolenta Moore, 1882
  • Amsacta lactinea Hampson, 1901
  • Creatonotus negritus Hampson, 1894

Aloa laetata is a member of Arctiidae family. It is found in India, Japan, southern and western China, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Burma[1] and the Philippines. The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Aloa laetata at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines
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