Erbessa pyraloides
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| Erbessa pyraloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Erbessa |
| Species: | E. pyraloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Erbessa pyraloides (Walker, 1854) | |
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Erbessa pyraloides is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is 17-19 mm for males.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eucalyptus cloeziana, which is an introduced species.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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