Biology:Attacus erebus

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Short description: Species of moth

Attacus erebus
Attacus erebus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Attacus
Species:
A. erebus
Binomial name
Attacus erebus
Fruhstorfer, 1904

Attacus erebus is a moth of family Saturniidae. It is native to Sulawesi (Indonesia). This variety is bred locally and shipped worldwide to butterfly farms.

Adult males are highly variable.

The life cycle of erebus is very similar to that of most other Attacus species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3011137 entry