Erebus ephesperis

Erebus ephesperis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, Casas Altas, Singapore and Borneo.

Erebus ephesperis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Erebus
Species:
E. ephesperis
Binomial name
Erebus ephesperis
(Hübner, 1827)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nyctipao ephesperis Hübner, 1827
  • Erebus laetitia (Butler, 1878)
  • Erebus malanga Swinhoe, 1918
  • Erebus niasana Swinhoe, 1918

The wingspan is about 90 mm and the patterning is very obliterative, breaking the body outline with shadow like countershading.

Adults feed on fruit juice, including peach.

At Kanjirappally in Kerala, India

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erebus ephesperis (Hubner 1823)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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