Vamuna maculata

Vamuna maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Vamuna
Species: V. maculata
Binomial name
Vamuna maculata
(Moore, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Agylla maculata Moore, 1878
  • Agylla maculifascia Roepke, 1943

Vamuna maculata is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Moore in 1878. It is found in India (Sikkim) and on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]

Adults display sexual dimorphism, with males having browner forewings and yellower hindwings with more extensive black borders.[2]

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