Dysauxes servula

Dysauxes servula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Dysauxes
Species: D. servula
Binomial name
Dysauxes servula
(Berce, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Naclia servula Berce, 1862
  • Dysauxes punctata var. separata Bang-Haas, 1906

Dysauxes servula is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Berce in 1862. It is found in southern France, north-western Italy, Sicily, Spain and Portugal, as well as the Maghreb countries in North Africa.

Taxonomy

The species is either treated as a valid species, a colour form, subspecies or synonym of Dysauxes punctata, from which it differs by having no or very small white spots on the forewings and strongly reduced yellow colouring of the hindwings.[1]

References


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