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Pseudoradiarctia scita

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Pseudoradiarctia scita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pseudoradiarctia
Species:	P. scita
Binomial name
*Pseudoradiarctia scita* (Walker, )
Synonyms
Antheua scita Walker, 1865 Spilosoma walkeri Aurivillius, 1900

Pseudoradiarctia scita is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, the Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.

The larvae feed on Cassia tomentosa, Acacia mearnsii, Smilax kraussiana and Tagetes erecta.

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pseudoradiarctia scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

Taxon identifiers
Pseudoradiarctia scita	Wikidata: Q14192798 Wikispecies: Pseudoradiarctia scita AfroMoths: BINNSCIT GBIF: 8153403 iNaturalist: 434072
Spilosoma scita	Wikidata: Q3966743 GBIF: 1812044 IRMNG: 10954820 LepIndex: 45391 Open Tree of Life: 3178986

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