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Erbessa stroudi

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Erbessa stroudi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Erbessa
Species:
E. stroudi
Binomial name
Erbessa stroudi
Miller, 2008

Erbessa stroudi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found on the slopes of the Cordillera Central in northern Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 16–18.5 mm for males and 16.5–18.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Eugenia valerii.

References

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  • 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.