Scoliacma bicolora
| Scoliacma bicolora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Scoliacma |
| Species: | S. bicolora |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoliacma bicolora (Boisduval, 1832)[1] | |
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Scoliacma bicolora is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea and most of Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are half scarlet and half black.[2]
The larvae feed on liverworts, mosses and lichens.
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