Spirama recessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Spirama
Species:
S. recessa
Binomial name
Spirama recessa
(Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Speiredonia recessa Walker, 1858
  • Spiramia revolvens Walker 1858
  • Speiredonia revolvens

Spirama recessa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and tropical northern Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The pattern on the wings looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Spirama recessa (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
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