Ericeia lituraria

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Ericeia lituraria
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Ericeia lituraria (female)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. lituraria
Binomial name
Ericeia lituraria
(Saalmüller, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Alamis liturariaSaalmüller, 1880

Ericeia lituraria is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in central and southern Africa and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. [2]

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ericeia lituraria (Saalmuller 1880)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. www.afromoths.net