Erebus ephesperis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Erebus
Species: E. ephesperis
Binomial name
Erebus ephesperis
(Hübner, 1827)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nyctipao ephesperis Hübner, 1827
  • Erebus laetitia (Butler, 1878)
  • Erebus malanga Swinhoe, 1918
  • Erebus niasana Swinhoe, 1918

Erebus ephesperis is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, Singapore and Borneo.

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.

References

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