Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832

Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832

Scoliacma bicolora is a 25 mm wingspan Erebidae moth found in Australia and Papua New Guinea whose larvae feed on liverworts, mosses, and lichens.

Family
Genus
Scoliacma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832

Scoliacma bicolora is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and across most of Australia, with confirmed populations in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. This species has a wingspan of approximately 25 millimeters. Adult individuals have bodies that are half scarlet and half black. The larvae of Scoliacma bicolora feed on liverworts, mosses, and lichens.

Photo: (c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alan Melville · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Scoliacma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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