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Ericeia pertendens

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Ericeia pertendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. pertendens
Binomial name
Ericeia pertendens
(Walker, 1858)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Remigia pertendens Walker, 1858
  • Ericeia gonioptila Prout, 1922
  • Ericeia eurytaenia Prout, 1929
  • Ericeia occidua Prout, 1929
  • Ericeia iopolia Fletcher, 1957

Ericeia pertendens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to the Solomon Islands.[3]

The wingspan is 37–45 mm.[4] The ground colour of the forewing is ashy grey

The larvae feed on Berchemia and possibly Cassia 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.

References

  1. ^ Ericeia at funet
  2. ^ taxapad.com
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo
  4. ^ Japanese Moths
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