Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779)

Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779)

Oeonistis entella, the lichen moth, is an Erebidae moth described in 1779, found in South Asia.

Family
Genus
Oeonistis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779)

Oeonistis entella, commonly known as the lichen moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It can be found in southern India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

Photo: (c) Michael and Nancy van der Poorten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael and Nancy van der Poorten · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Oeonistis

More from Erebidae

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

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