Erbessa mimica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Erbessa
Species:
E. mimica
Binomial name
Erbessa mimica
(Hering, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Myonia mimica Hering 1925

Erbessa mimica is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Hering in 1925. It is found in Bolivia. The life expectancy of the moth is around 60 to 90 days.

It is engaged in Müllerian mimicry with Josia oribia.

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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