Eressa geographica

Eressa geographica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Eressa
Species: E. geographica
Binomial name
Eressa geographica
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Choromeles geographica Meyrick, 1886
  • Eressa detola Swinhoe, 1892

Eressa geographica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia[1] (the Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have black wings with pale yellow translucent spots.[2]

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