Erebus ephesperis
Erebus ephesperis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, Singapore and Borneo.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Erebus |
| Species: | E. ephesperis |
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The wingspan is about 90 mm and the patterning is very obliterative, breaking the body outline with shadow like countershading.
Adults feed on fruit juice, including peach.
At Kanjirappally in Kerala, India
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erebus ephesperis (Hubner 1823)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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External links
- Nature in Japan
- "The Larger Moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) Of The Crocker Rangenational Park, Sabah: A Preliminary Checklist"
- Korea Biodiversity System
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