Spidia excentrica

Spidia excentrica is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Strand in 1912.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

Spidia excentrica
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S. excentrica
Binomial name
Spidia excentrica
Strand, 1912

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm for males and 15-18.5 mm for females. Adults are similar to Spidia subviridis in the coloration and the variation in the number and size of the hyaline patches on the wings, but separable from it by the shape of the hindwings.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spidia excentrica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)


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