Erbessa albilinea is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.