Eressa subaurata

Eressa subaurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Eressa
Species:	E. subaurata
Binomial name
	Eressa subaurata; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Glaucopsis subaurata Walker, 1854;

Eressa subaurata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854 and is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in the male, branches short and dilated distally. Antennae serrate (tooth like on one side) in the female. Differs from Eressa confinis in being smaller and in the interno-median hyaline patch of forewing extending to near the base of wing.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Eressa subaurata (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Eressa subaurata (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.