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Ericeia elongata

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Ericeia elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. elongata
Binomial name
Ericeia elongata
Prout, 1929[1]
Synonyms
  • Ericeia acutangula Roepke, 1932
  • Ericeia elongata fuscipuncta Prout, 1929
  • Ericeia elongata nauarchia Prout, 1929

Ericeia elongata is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to New Guinea and Australia (Queensland). The habitat consists of lowland forests, including heath and alluvial forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Acacia species.

Taxonomy

The species was formerly included in Ericeia inangulata as a synonym.[2]

References

  1. ^ taxapad.com
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo
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