Erbessa priverna

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Erbessa priverna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Erbessa
Species:
E. priverna
Binomial name
Erbessa priverna
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Noctua privernaCramer, 1777

Erbessa priverna is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in northern South America, extending as far west as central Venezuela. It also occurs south into Brazil.

The length of the forewings reaches up to 25 mm for females.

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