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Ericeia sobria

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Ericeia sobria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.[clarification needed][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