Ericeia eriophora

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Ericeia eriophora
Ericeia eriphora, male (Noctuidae Catocalinae) 2.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. eriophora
Binomial name
Ericeia eriophora
(Guenée, 1852) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hulodes eriophoraGuenée, 1852
  • Ophisma deficiensWalker, 1858
  • Remigia perfidiosaWalker, 1858
  • Hypopyra apicalisWalker, [1863]

Ericeia eriophora is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropics to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism, with a broadly darkened submarginal zone in males, while this darkening is limited to the apical area in females, which are also browner. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ericeia eriophora (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. The Moths of Borneo