| Ericeia inangulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ericeia |
| Species: | E. inangulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericeia inangulata (Guenée, 1852)[1] |
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Ericeia inangulata is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, including the Marianas and Carolines, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Samoa.[2]
The wingspan is 47-48 mm.[3] Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are a dull grey-brown, while the females are uniform rufous brown.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Acacia, Albizia, Cassia, Dalbergia, Mimosa, Paraserianthes, Senna, Xylia, Adiantum, Lagerstroemia and Citrus species. Young larvae are whitish, but later instars become blackish. Full-grown larvae rest along sticks or twigs. Pupation takes place in a slight cocoon of silk amongst litter on the ground.