''Spilosoma rava'' is a
moth
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in the family
Erebidae. It was described by
Herbert Druce
Herbert Druce, FLS (14 July 1846, in London – 11 April 1913, in London) was an English entomologist.
His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman (1834–1919), Osbert Salvin (1835–1898), and James John Joicey (1870–1932) b ...
in 1898. It is found in
Cameroon
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, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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,
Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon
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,
Ghana
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,
Kenya
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Liberia
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,
Nigeria
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Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
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the Gambia
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and
Uganda
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The larvae are
polyphagous
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Description
Female
Ochreous white; lower part of frons blackish; antennae black; tegulae, patagia, and shoulders with black points, the tegulae edged with yellow; fore coxae tinged with yellow, the legs black above; abdomen orange above, with dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of black spots. Forewing with black point at base; the markings of underside showing slightly above and consisting of a medial fuscous band angled at lower angle of cell; a discoidal lunule; a postmedial line excurved between veins 5 and 3, interrupted at middle, met by an oblique series of irregular spots from costa and with spots beyond it towards inner margin; some points on termen towards apex. Hindwing with fuscous discoidal spot; two spots towards tornus; a subterminal point above vein 5, and some points on termen towards apex; some orange hair on inner area.
Its wingspan is about 60 mm.
Subspecies
*''Spilosoma rava rava''
Goodger & Watson, 1995 (Senegal, the Gambia, Ghana)
*''Spilosoma rava deleta''
Debauche, 1938 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
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Moths described in 1898
rava Rava may refer to:
Biographical
* Bishnu Prasad Rabha, multifaceted artist and revolutionary singer of Assam
* Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama (born 280), a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, always known by the honorific name ''Raba,'' ''Rava, ...
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