Eressa subaurata

(Eressa subaurata)

Description

Eressa subaurata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854 and is found in Sri Lanka. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in the male, branches short and dilated distally. Antennae serrate (tooth like on one side) in the female. Differs from Eressa confinis in being smaller and in the interno-median hyaline patch of forewing extending to near the base of wing.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Arctiidae
Genus:Eressa
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