Antichloris eriphia Fabricius, 1776 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Antichloris eriphia Fabricius, 1776

Antichloris eriphia Fabricius, 1776

Antichloris eriphia is an Erebidae moth native to northern South America, with rare imported records in Great Britain.

Family
Genus
Antichloris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Antichloris eriphia Fabricius, 1776

Antichloris eriphia is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. While its scientific authority is dated to 1776, it was formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. This species is naturally found in Trinidad, Suriname, Guyana, and the Brazilian states of Pará and Rio de Janeiro. Since 1985, infrequent records of this moth have been documented in Great Britain, where individuals arrived as accidental imports with shipments of bananas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Antichloris

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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