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Tigrioides puncticollis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Tigrioides puncticollis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found on Borneo, Java, Bali and Lombok. The habitat consists of lower montane forests and lowland forests.

The ground colour of the forewings is straw with blackish patches on the dorsum.

The larvae feed on mosses. They are short, dark and very hairy.

References

Tigrioides puncticollis Wikipedia