Sphecosoma melissina
| Sphecosoma melissina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Sphecosoma |
| Species: | S. melissina |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphecosoma melissina Kaye, 1912 | |
Sphecosoma melissina is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Kaye in 1912. It is found in southern Brazil.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are yellowish hyaline with the costa slightly and with the inner margin broadly orange at the base. The costa is black beyond the middle of the cell. The hindwings are yellowish hyaline.[1]
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