Erbessa albilinea is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica.
| Erbessa albilinea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Erbessa |
| Species: | E. albilinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Erbessa albilinea Miller, 2008
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The length of the forewings is 18.5–21 mm for males and 21–23 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Miconia dolichopoda and Conostegia subcrustulata. They have a contrasting tiger-stripe pattern, running over almost the entire length of the body.
References
edit- 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.