Biology:Eressa geographica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Eressa geographica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Eressa |
| Species: | E. geographica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eressa geographica (Meyrick, 1886)
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Eressa geographica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia [1] (the Northern Territory and Queensland).
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have black wings with pale yellow translucent spots.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (8 December 2015). "Eressa geographica (Meyrick, 1886)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/eressa/#geographica. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (22 August 2012). "Eressa geographica (Meyrick, 1886)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/geographica.html. 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 ☰ Q13528557 entry
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