Erbessa priverna

Erbessa priverna is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in northern South America, extending as far west as central Venezuela. It also occurs south into Brazil.

Erbessa priverna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Erbessa
Species:
E. priverna
Binomial name
Erbessa priverna
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Noctua priverna Cramer, 1777

The length of the forewings reaches up to 25 mm for females.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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