Scaptesyle bicolor

Scaptesyle bicolor is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka, Assam in India^[1] and Taiwan.^[2]

Scaptesyle bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Scaptesyle
Species:	S. bicolor
Binomial name
Scaptesyle bicolor Walker, 1864
Synonyms
Scaptesyle integra Swinhoe, 1894 Dichromia nietneri Hampson, 1894

Description

Its wingspan is 30 mm. The species differs from Scaptesyle tricolor, in being deep black and bright golden yellow. Forewings with the broader outer margin and wholly black. Hindwings with much broader marginal black area and reaching anal angle. In Indian specimens, marginal black band is much narrower than Sri Lankan specimen.^[3]