Erbessa alea

Erbessa alea is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ecuador.

Erbessa alea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Dioptinae
Tribe:
Dioptini
Genus:
Erbessa
Species:
E. alea
Binomial name
Erbessa alea
(H. Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Microgiton alea H. Druce, 1890

Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism in wing pattern. The yellow forewings area is distally acute in males, but is rounded at its apex in females.

References
  • 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.


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