Erbessa pyraloides
| Erbessa pyraloides | |
|---|---|
| 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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