Ericeia pertendens
| Ericeia pertendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Hulodini |
| Genus: | Ericeia |
| Species: | E. pertendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericeia pertendens (Walker, 1858)[1][2] | |
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Ericeia pertendens is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to the Solomon Islands.[3]
The wingspan is 37–45 mm.[4] The ground colour of the forewing is ashy grey
The larvae feed on Berchemia and possibly Cassia 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.