Rhodoneura pudicula

Rhodoneura pudicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Subfamily: Siculodinae
Tribe: Rhodoneurini
Genus: Rhodoneura
Species: R. pudicula
Binomial name
Rhodoneura pudicula
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Siculodes pudicula Guenée, [1858]
  • Osca guttulosa Walker, 1863

Rhodoneura pudicula is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Thailand, W. Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo (Sabah), Kalimantan, W & E Java, Bali, Sulawesi, West Papua and Papua New Guinea in lowlands and lower montane forests; <1400m.

This species is unmistakable, boldly leopard spotted in purplish brown on pale pink. It varies considerably in size.

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