Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Erebidae
- Subfamily: Arctiinae
- Genus: Lacydes
- Species: L. spectabilis
- Authority: (Butler, 1875)
Common name
No widely accepted common name is recorded for this species.
Description
Lacydes spectabilis is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae, commonly referred to as tiger moths. As with other members of the subfamily, adults possess scaled wings and a robust, hairy body. Specific morphological details such as wing pattern, coloration, and size are documented in taxonomic literature but are not presented here to avoid unverified specifics.
Distribution
The species has been recorded in the Palearctic region of East Asia, including:
- The Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai and surrounding areas)
- Northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces)
- The Korean Peninsula
- Japan (mainly Honshu and surrounding islands)
Habitat
Observations place L. spectabilis in temperate forested environments, often in areas where host plants for its larvae are present. Precise habitat preferences beyond this general description are not extensively detailed in the available literature.
Life cycle and ecology
Information on the larval host plants, developmental stages, and phenology of Lacydes spectabilis is limited in publicly accessible sources. The species is presumed to follow a life cycle typical of arctiine moths, involving egg, larval (caterpillar), pupal, and adult stages.
Taxonomic notes
The genus Lacydes was established to accommodate certain tiger‑moth species with particular morphological characteristics. L. spectabilis was originally described by entomologist Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875 under a different genus and later transferred to Lacydes based on subsequent taxonomic revisions.
References
- Butler, A. G. (1875). Original description of the species.
- Lepidoptera databases such as the Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) and the Finnish website “Funet.fi” list Lacydes spectabilis with the above taxonomic details and distribution.
Note: The information provided reflects current knowledge from recognized taxonomic databases and published entomological literature. Where detailed ecological or morphological data are lacking, the entry refrains from speculation.
