Rivula curvifera

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Rivula curvifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rivula
Species:
R. curvifera
Binomial name
Rivula curvifera
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Hydrelia curviferaWalker, 1862
  • Erastria securiferaWalker, 1863
  • Hyela sennaC. Swinhoe, 1891
  • Toana anomosemaTurner, 1945

Rivula curvifera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. [1] It is found in Australia, China, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island), Taiwan and on the Korean Peninsula.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

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References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (8 March 2019). "Rivula curvifera (Walker, 1862)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 February 2020.