Altha lacteola

Short description: Species of moth

Altha lacteola

Altha lacteola melanopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Limacodidae

Genus:  |

Altha

Species:  |

A. lacteola

Binomial name
Altha lacteola

(C. Swinhoe, 1890)[1]

Synonyms

* Belgoraea lacteola C. Swinhoe, 1890

Altha lacteola is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is found in south-east Asia, including Vietnam and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing in September.[2]

## Subspecies

* Altha lacteola lacteola
* Altha lacteola melanopsis Strand, 1915 (Taiwan)

## References

1. ↑ Shih, Li-Cheng (July 9, 2018). "Altha melanopsis Strand, 1915 白麗刺蛾" (in zh). Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/chi/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=433580. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
2. ↑ Lin, Felix. "Altha lacteola melanopsis Strand". http://www.geocities.ws/pyralidaetw/lima.7.html.

Wikidata ☰ Q4736648 entry

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