''Spirama glaucescens'' is a species of
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'') ...
. It is found in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (East Kasai, Katanga),
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
Like other species of genus ''
Spirama
''Spirama'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Description
Antennae usually minutely fasciculate (bundled) in the male. Tibia not hairy and mid-tibia spined. Palpi with second joint reachin ...
'', ''S. glaucescens'' has a pattern on the wings when the moth is resting that looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.
African moths
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References
External links
Moths described in 1893
Spirama
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