Eressa Angustipenna

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Short description: Species of moth

Eressa angustipenna
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eressa
Species:
E. angustipenna
Binomial name
Eressa angustipenna
(T. P. Lucas, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Hydrusa angustipenna Lucas, 1890

Eressa angustipenna, the black-headed wasp moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1890. It is found in Australia [1] (Queensland and New South Wales), as well as the Philippines .[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have black wings with yellow-orange translucent spots.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (8 December 2015). "Eressa angustipenna (Lucas, 1890)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/eressa/#angustipenna. Retrieved 31 October 2019. 
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (7 November 2008). "Eressa angustipenna (T.P. Lucas, 1890)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/angustipenna.html. Retrieved 31 October 2019. 
  3. "Wasp Moths, Spotted Tiger Moths - Subfamily Ctenuchinae". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13528571 entry




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