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Scoliacma bicolora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Scientific name
  
Scoliacma bicolora

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Species

Scoliacma bicolora

Scoliacma bicolora is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and most of Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are half scarlet and half black.

The larvae feed on liverworts, mosses and lichens.

References

Scoliacma bicolora Wikipedia