Eressa angustipenna

Short description: Species of moth

Eressa angustipenna

Scientific classification
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

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eressa angustipenna. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Eressa_angustipenna&oldid=1028566"