Ericeia pertendens

Short description: Species of moth

Ericeia pertendens

Scientific 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)

Synonyms

* Remigia pertendens Walker, 1858
* Ericeia gonioptila Prout, 1922
* Ericeia eurytaenia Prout, 1929
* Ericeia occidua Prout, 1929
* Ericeia iopolia D. S. Fletcher, 1957

Ericeia pertendens is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2] 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. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019). "Ericeia pertendens (Walker, 1858)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/ericeia/#pertendens. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
2. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ericeia pertendens (Walker 1858)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86003058. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
3. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ericeia pertendens Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/hulodini/hulodini_4_6.php. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
4. ↑ "ウスムラサキクチバ Ericeia pertendens (Walker, 1858)" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Catocalinae/Ericeia_pertendens.html. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

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