Erbessa priverna

Erbessa priverna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Erbessa
Species: E. priverna
Binomial name
Erbessa priverna
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Noctua priverna Cramer, 1777

Erbessa priverna is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in northern South America, extending as far west as central Venezuela. It also occurs south into Brazil.

The length of the forewings reaches up to 25 mm for females.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.


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