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Radiarctia jacksoni

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Radiarctia jacksoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Radiarctia
Species:
R. jacksoni
Binomial name
Radiarctia jacksoni
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia jacksoni Rothschild, 1910
  • Spilosoma jacksoni

Radiarctia jacksoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zaire and Tanzania.[1]

The larvae feed on Commelina, Aster, Bidens pilosa, Galimsoga parviflora, Zinnia, Boerhavia and Solanum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Afrotropics Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Radiarctia jacksoni (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.