Spirama recessa

Spirama recessa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and tropical northern Australia.

Spirama recessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Spirama
Species:	S. recessa
Binomial name
Spirama recessa (Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
Speiredonia recessa Walker, 1858 Spiramia revolvens Walker 1858 Speiredonia revolvens

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The pattern on the wings looks like the face of a snake with slightly opened mouth.

Gallery

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  Spirama recessa male
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  Spirama recessa female