Spirama is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Description Antennae usually minutely fasciculate (bundled) in the male. The tibia is not hairy and mid-tibia spined. Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint naked. Thorax and abdomen smoothly clothed with hair. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from the lower angle of the cell, which is rather short.
Defensive display
Some of the species, such as S. helicina, S. indenta, S. recessa, S. remota and S. sumbana, have a pattern on the wings that looks like the frontal view of the face of a snake with a slightly opened mouth. This pattern is more clearly discernible in females. It may intimidate potential predators and dissuade them from attacking.John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, Volume 4, p. 1174
Species Spirama biformis Hulstaert, 1924 Spirama capitulifera Prout, 1919 Spirama euphrages Prout, 1924 Spirama euspira (Hubner, 1823) Spirama glaucescens Butler, 1893 Spirama griseisigma Hampson, 1913 Spirama helicina Hübner, Spirama inconspicua Herrich-Schäffer, Spirama indenta Hampson, 1891 Spirama kalaoensis Swinhoe, 1904 Spirama miniata Wallengren, 1856 Spirama paecila (Guenée, 1852) Spirama recessa Walker, 1858 Spirama remota Felder, 1861 Spirama retorta Clerck, 1764 Spirama sumbana Swinhoe, 1904 Spirama triloba Guenée, 1852 Spirama voluta Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Former species Spirama obscura Cramer, 1780 was moved to the genus Speiredonia in 2005. Spirama revolvens (Walker, 1858)
References
External links
"ハグルマトモエ Spirama helicina (Hübner, )". Digital Moths of Japan.