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Ericeia pertendens is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2] It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to the Solomon Islands.[3]

Ericeia pertendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ericeia
Species:
E. pertendens
Binomial name
Ericeia pertendens
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Remigia pertendens Walker, 1858
  • Ericeia gonioptila Prout, 1922
  • Ericeia eurytaenia Prout, 1929
  • Ericeia occidua Prout, 1929
  • Ericeia iopolia D. S. Fletcher, 1957

The wingspan is 37–45 mm.[4] The ground colour of the forewing is ashy grey

The larvae feed on Berchemia and possibly Cassia species. Young larvae are whitish, but later instars become blackish. Full-grown larvae rest along sticks or twigs. Pupation takes place in a slight cocoon of silk amongst litter on the ground.


References


  1. Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019). "Ericeia pertendens (Walker, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ericeia pertendens (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ericeia pertendens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. "ウスムラサキクチバ Ericeia pertendens (Walker, 1858)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.


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