Eressa geographica Meyrick, 1886 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eressa geographica Meyrick, 1886

Eressa geographica Meyrick, 1886

Eressa geographica is a 20mm-wingspan erebid moth described in 1886, found in northern Australia.

Family
Genus
Eressa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eressa geographica Meyrick, 1886

Eressa geographica is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. This species is found in Australia, specifically in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Adults of this moth reach a wingspan of roughly 20 millimeters. They have black wings marked with pale yellow translucent spots.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Eressa

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

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