''Spilaethalida turbida'' is a moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, the

Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km. History The first inhabitants o ...

, the

D'Entrecasteaux Islands D'Entrecasteaux Islands () are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of , has a total land area of approximately and is separated from the Papua New G ...

, the

Trobriand Islands The Trobriand Islands are a archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the nation of Papua New Guinea and are in Milne Bay Province. Most of the population of 12,000 indigenous inhabitants live on the main isla ...

, and the Woodlark Islands.

Subspecies

*''Spilaethalida turbida turbida'' (Bismarck Archipelago) *''Spilaethalida turbida sordidior'' (Rothschild, 1910) (Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Islands) *''Spilaethalida turbida meeki'' (Druce, 1899) (Trobriand Islands) *''Spilaethalida turbida woodlarkiana'' (Rothschild, 1910) (Woodlark Islands)

References

Spilosomina Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Moths of Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago D'Entrecasteaux Islands Trobriand Islands Moths described in 1882 {{Spilosomina-stub