Ericeia sobria

Ericeia sobria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. sobria
Binomial name
Ericeia sobria
Walker, 1858[1]
Synonyms
  • Girpa aliena Walker, 1858
  • Ericeia pampoecila Bethune-Baker, 1914
  • Ophisma statina Möschler, 1884
  • Ericeia euryptera Prout, 1929

Ericeia sobria is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya, South Africa (Eastern Cape), Gambia,[2] Borneo, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). Adults are variable.[3] The wings are patterned brown with a darker vague submarginal band.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ericeia sobria Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ afromoths.net
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo
  4. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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