Pseudoradiarctia scita

Pseudoradiarctia scita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Pseudoradiarctia
Species: P. scita
Binomial name
Pseudoradiarctia scita
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Antheua scita Walker, 1865
  • Spilosoma walkeri Aurivillius, 1900

Pseudoradiarctia scita is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It was described by Walker in 1865. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.[1]

The larvae feed on Cassia tomentosa, Acacia mearnsii, Smilax kraussiana and Tagetes erecta.

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