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Speiredonia
Speiredonia spectans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Hulodini
Genus: Speiredonia
Hübner, [1823][1]
Synonyms
  • Sericia Guenée, 1852
  • Spiredonia Agassiz, 1847

Speiredonia is a genusofmoths in the family Erebidae. It was first describedbyJacob Hübner in 1823.

Description

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Palpi with thickened second joint, reaching vertex of head and third joint of moderate length. Antennae of male with minute fascicules of cilia. Thorax quadrately scaled. Abdomen with dorsal ridges of hair. Tibia slightly hairy, and mid-tibia spineless. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Cilia crenulate. Hindwings with crenulate cilia as well, but with short cell. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell.[2]

Defensive display

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Some of the species, such as Speiredonia spectans, S. cthulhui, S. hogenesi, S. martabanica, S. sandokana, S. alix. S. itynx, S. levis and S. celebensis have a pattern on the wings that while the moth is at rest looks like the 3-dimensional face of a lurking animal with eyes and nostrils. This pattern is more clearly discernible in females[3] and may cause an attacking predator to hesitate or perhaps withdraw.[4]

Speiredonia spectans resting, mimicking a head

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Speiredonia Hubner 1823". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  • ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • ^ Zilli, Alberto; Holloway, Jeremy D. & Hogenes, Willem (2005). "An Overview of the Genus Speiredonia with Description of Seven New Species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Aldrovandia. 1: 17–36. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22 – via Internet Archive.
  • ^ John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, Volume 4, p. 1174
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