Spilosoma obliqua

Spilosoma obliqua

Caterpillar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Spilosoma
Species:	S. obliqua
Binomial name
*Spilosoma obliqua* (Walker, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Spilarctia obliqua Diacrisia obliqua Spilosoma suffusa Walker, 1855 Spilosoma dentilinea Moore, 1872 Spilarctia confusa Butler, 1875 Spilarctia howra Moore, 1879 Diacrisia assamensis Rothschild, 1910 ?Spilarctia nydia Butler, 1875 ?Spilarctia bifascia Hampson, 1891 Arctia indica Guérin-Méneville, 1843 Lemyra indica Arctia montana Guérin-Méneville, 1843

Spilosoma obliqua

The Jute Hairy Caterpillar or Bihar Hairy Caterpillar (Spilosoma obliqua) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma.

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Liquidamber and Ilex asprella.^[2]

Subspecies

Spilarctia obliqua obliqua (Walker, 1855) (south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma)
Spilarctia obliqua montana (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) (southern India)

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