Erygia spissa

Erygia spissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Erygia
Species: E. spissa
Binomial name
Erygia spissa
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Felinia spissa Guenée, 1852
  • Felinia spissata Guenée, 1852
  • Briarda decens Walker, [1858]

Erygia spissa is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indian subregion to New Guinea, where it is found in lowland habitats, including heath forests and coastal forests.

The ground colour of the forewings is pale fawn-grey. The hindwing are fawn basally, grading to brownish grey over the distal half.

The larvae feed on Acacia and Xylia species, as well as Paraserianthes falcataria. They are pale brown, with irregular darker brown longitudinal stripes.[2]

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