Ericeia inangulata

Ericeia inangulata
Ericeia inangulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Ericeia
Species:	E. inangulata
Binomial name
Ericeia inangulata (Guenée, 1852)[1][2]
Synonyms
Hulodes inangulata Guenée, 1852 Remigia optativa Walker, 1858 Remigia optatura Walker, 1858 Remigia zeta Walker, 1864 Remigia comitata Walker, 1865 Hulodes umbrosa Walker, 1869 Alamis subcinerea Snellen, 1880 Remigia intextilia Schultze, 1908 Ericeia levuensis Prout, 1929 Ericeia certilinea Prout, 1929

Ericeia inangulata is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, including the Marianas and Carolines, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Samoa.^[3]

The wingspan is 47–48 mm.^[4] 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.

Subspecies

• Ericeia inangulata inangulata
• Ericeia inangulata levuensis (Prout, 1929) (Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Samoa)

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