Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Genus Caryatis Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Amerila, Dysgonia, Amsacta, Scopula | ||
Caryatis phileta is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Drury in 1782. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Description
Upper Side. Antennae black and setaceous. Thorax red, spotted, and striped with black. Abdomen yellow, with black streaks crossing it. Anterior wings sooty black, with a white band crossing each from the anterior edges to the lower corners. Posterior wings yellow, with a black border running along the external edges.
Under Side. Head and neck red. Legs streaked black and white. Breast and abdomen yellow, the latter spotted with black on each side. Wings coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 2ΒΌ inches (57 mm).
References
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