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Ericeia elongata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Ericeia elongata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to New Guinea and Australia (Queensland). The habitat consists of lowland forests, including heath and alluvial forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Acacia species.

Taxonomy

The species was formerly included in Ericeia inangulata as a synonym.

References

Ericeia elongata Wikipedia