Ericeia eriophora

Ericeia eriophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species: E. eriophora
Binomial name
Ericeia eriophora
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hulodes eriophora Guenée, 1852
  • Ophisma deficiens Walker, 1858
  • Remigia perfidiosa Walker, 1858
  • Hypopyra apicalis Walker, [1863]

Ericeia eriophora is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found from the Oriental tropics to the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism, with a broadly darkened submarginal zone in males, while this darkening is limited to the apical area in females, which are also browner.[2]

References

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