Siccia tridens

Siccia tridens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Siccia
Species:
S. tridens
Binomial name
Siccia tridens

Siccia tridens is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[2][3][4] It was described by Anton Volynkin in 2023. This species can be found in West Africa (Ivory Coast, Togo, Nigeria) and in Cameroon.[1][3]

The forewing length is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in males and 6–6.5 mm (0.24–0.26 in) in females.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Volynkin, Anton V. (2023). "Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 64: 1–184 [89]. doi:10.37828/em.2023.64.1.
  2. ↑ "Siccia tridens Volynkin, 2023". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.129. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Siccia tridens Volynkin, 2023". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Siccia tridens Volynkin, 2023". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 June 2026.