Tigrioides puncticollis
| Tigrioides puncticollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Tigrioides |
| Species: | T. puncticollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tigrioides puncticollis (Butler, 1877) | |
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Tigrioides puncticollis is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found on Borneo, Java, Bali and Lombok.[1] 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.[2]
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