Spilosoma melanimon is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found in Madagascar.Afro Moths
Description Female Head and thorax deep red brown; basal joint of antennæ orange; femora orange above; abdomen orange, with short dorsal black bands, the ventral surface red brown. Forewing deep red brown, with the costal edge orange. Hindwing fuscous black; the costal area orange yellow to near apex, emitting a small discoidal lunule; the inner margin and cilia yellow.
Wingspan 38 mm.Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum V.3 (1901)
References
Spilosoma melanimon at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms