Biology: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

Wikidata ☰ Q13528571 entry