Ercheia dubia

Ercheia dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Ercheia
Species:	E. dubia
Binomial name
	Ercheia dubia; (Butler, 1874)
Synonyms
	Catephia dubia Butler, 1874; Ercheia certa Bethune-Baker, 1906;

Ercheia dubia is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874.[1] It is found in Asia (including Korea and Japan) and in Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Guinea

The wingspan is 45–53 mm.

The adult moth of this species is grey or brown, with two large black patches on each forewing: one at the base and one at the wing tip. The hindwings are darker, and each has a large central white spot.[2]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ercheia dubia (Butler 1874)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 April 2013). "Ercheia dubia (Butler, 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

External links

"Ercheia dubia". CSIRO. Archived 1 May 2008.
"シラホシモクメクチバ Ercheia dubia (Butler, 1874)". 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 7 December 2019.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ercheia dubia (Butler 1874)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 April 2013). "Ercheia dubia (Butler, 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.