Erbessa pyraloides
| Erbessa pyraloides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Erbessa |
| Species: | E. pyraloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Erbessa pyraloides (Walker, 1854)
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Erbessa pyraloides is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. 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, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1854
- Notodontidae of South America
- Erbessa stubs