Spilarctia ruficosta

Spilarctia ruficosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Spilarctia
Species: S. ruficosta
Binomial name
Spilarctia ruficosta
(Joicey et Talbot in Joicey, Noakes et Talbot, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia ruficosta Joicey et Talbot in Joicey, Noakes et Talbot, 1916
  • Spilosoma ruficosta (Joicey et Talbot in Joicey, Noakes et Talbot, 1916)

Spilarctia ruficosta is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Joicey and Talbot in 1916. It is found in New Guinea.[1] It is endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Papua.[2]

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